The Ecliptic
Autor Benjamin Wooden Limba Engleză Paperback – iul 2015
Shortlisted
for
The
Sunday
Times/
Peters
Fraser
and
Dunlop
Young
Writer
of
the
Year
award
On a forestedisland off the coast of Istanbul stands Portmantle, a gated refuge for beleaguered artists. There, a curious assembly of painters, architects, writers and musicians strive to restore their faded talents.Elspeth 'Knell' Conroy is a celebrated painterwho has lost faith in her abilityand fled the dizzying art scene of 1960s London. On the island, she spends her nightslocked in her blacked-out studio, testing a strangenewpigmentfor her elusive masterpiece.
But whenadisaffected teenager named Fullerton arrives at the refuge, hedisrupts its established routines. He is plagued by a recurring nightmare that steers him into danger, and Knell is left to pick apart the chilling mystery. Where did the boy come from, what is 'The Ecliptic', and how does itrelate to their abandoned lives in England?
On a forestedisland off the coast of Istanbul stands Portmantle, a gated refuge for beleaguered artists. There, a curious assembly of painters, architects, writers and musicians strive to restore their faded talents.Elspeth 'Knell' Conroy is a celebrated painterwho has lost faith in her abilityand fled the dizzying art scene of 1960s London. On the island, she spends her nightslocked in her blacked-out studio, testing a strangenewpigmentfor her elusive masterpiece.
But whenadisaffected teenager named Fullerton arrives at the refuge, hedisrupts its established routines. He is plagued by a recurring nightmare that steers him into danger, and Knell is left to pick apart the chilling mystery. Where did the boy come from, what is 'The Ecliptic', and how does itrelate to their abandoned lives in England?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781471126710
ISBN-10: 1471126714
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:Export
Editura: SCRIBNER UK
Colecția Scribner UK
ISBN-10: 1471126714
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:Export
Editura: SCRIBNER UK
Colecția Scribner UK
Recenzii
‘A
flawless
meditation
on
creativity
and
the
psychic
toll
it
takes.
Not
only
is
it
beautifully
written,
but
there's
a
bloody
good
twister
of
a
plot
that
rewards
you
well
beyond
the
final
page’
‘Stunning … Wood has created one of the most moving and human characters in recent fiction’
‘A curious, bewitching and beguiling book that manages to be both profoundly moving and as gripping and unputdownable as a thriller. Outstanding’
‘An intelligent examination of creativity, psychology, and a riveting mystery … this ambitious novel will haunt the imagination long after the final page’
‘A resounding achievement … Absorbing, rich, beautiful’
‘Exhilarating. A masterfully paced and suspenseful read’
‘Wood has lost none of his ability to combine suspense with striking images. His fiction is playfully experimental, but never loses sight of its primary purpose: to entertain’
‘Stunning … Wood has created one of the most moving and human characters in recent fiction’
‘A curious, bewitching and beguiling book that manages to be both profoundly moving and as gripping and unputdownable as a thriller. Outstanding’
‘An intelligent examination of creativity, psychology, and a riveting mystery … this ambitious novel will haunt the imagination long after the final page’
‘A resounding achievement … Absorbing, rich, beautiful’
‘Exhilarating. A masterfully paced and suspenseful read’
‘Wood has lost none of his ability to combine suspense with striking images. His fiction is playfully experimental, but never loses sight of its primary purpose: to entertain’
Descriere
A
rich,
multi-layered
and
mesmerising
novel
thatwill
appeal
to
readers
who
love
Kazuo
Ishiguro,
Eleanor
Catton
and
David
Mitchell