The Bloodstone Papers
Autor Glen Duncanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 aug 2007
In present-day England, Owen Monroe, aspiring novelist, is writing the story of his father's life in an attempt to avoid confronting the problems in his own. But family chronicle turns to amateur sleuthing when a chance discovery provides a clue to the whereabouts of his father's long-lost enemy. The quest that follows takes Owen through the secrets of the Monroe past and into a love affair he could never have thought possible. . .
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781416522775
ISBN-10: 1416522778
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 1416522778
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
Locul publicării:United States
Descriere
From one of Britain's most acclaimed psychological novelists, a tale of a young man trapped in his family's past in one of the first novels to bring the Anglo-Indian experience to the literary table
Recenzii
“Duncan’s polished, merciless, and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own.” — Publishers Weekly
“He is a major writer” — The Independent on Sunday
“An appallingly intelligent writer” — The Guardian
Superb...Perhaps this book will finally bring him the mainstream recognition he deserves. — Arena
‘Richly satisfying. Duncan manages to fuse racial and personal dislocation beautifully in this long, seductive narrative....A terrific yarn.’ — The Independent on Sunday
[A] sprawling, ambitious work…it loops back and forth through history with remarkable lucidity… ultimately very moving.’ — Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
“A vigorous roman à ghee, reminiscent at turns of Vikram Seth, Zadie Smith and Douglas Coupland.” — Kirkus Reviews
“He is a major writer” — The Independent on Sunday
“An appallingly intelligent writer” — The Guardian
Superb...Perhaps this book will finally bring him the mainstream recognition he deserves. — Arena
‘Richly satisfying. Duncan manages to fuse racial and personal dislocation beautifully in this long, seductive narrative....A terrific yarn.’ — The Independent on Sunday
[A] sprawling, ambitious work…it loops back and forth through history with remarkable lucidity… ultimately very moving.’ — Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
“A vigorous roman à ghee, reminiscent at turns of Vikram Seth, Zadie Smith and Douglas Coupland.” — Kirkus Reviews
Notă biografică
Glen Duncan is the critically acclaimed author of six previous novels, including Death of an Ordinary Man; I, Lucifer; and, most recently, The Bloodstone Papers. He lives in London.