The Testimony of Taliesin Jones
Autor Rhidian Brooken Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 sep 2014
Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with life's biggest questions.
Taliesin's life is falling apart: his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his father's temper is out of control and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. Even more distressing than Taliesin's dysfunctional family are his classmates' claims that God does not exist. Deeply troubled by life's uncertainty, the boy seeks answers in the unlikely figure of Billy Evans, an old man with an exceptional - possibly even miraculous - talent.
The Testimony of Taliesin Jones is an extraordinary novel, exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, between belief and doubt.
'A beautiful meditation on childhood... and a panacea for a cynical age'The Times
'A rare, beautiful evocation of childhood, faith and hope.Extraordinary. I utterly believed it' Victoria Hislop, author ofThe Island
'Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles. . . in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith'Sunday Times
'Poetic'Guardian
Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film.The Testimony of Taliesin Joneswon several prizes, including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including theParis Review,New StatesmanandTime Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on theTodayprogramme.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241972144
ISBN-10: 0241972140
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241972140
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. His first novel, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on the Today programme.
Recenzii
A
beautiful
meditation
on
childhood...
and
a
panacea
for
a
cynical
age
You'll find yourself seduced by the quiet power of the Welshman's prose, the subtlety of his narrative technique, with itsonion-skin layers of meaning, sympathy and revelation
Touching, humorous and poetic
Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles... implictly in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith
Theaccomplishedpatterns and Brook's easy style forma readable and poetic first novel
Subtle and sublime.Brook's novel is far out of the ordinary run...
As fresh as spring water
You'll find yourself seduced by the quiet power of the Welshman's prose, the subtlety of his narrative technique, with itsonion-skin layers of meaning, sympathy and revelation
Touching, humorous and poetic
Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles... implictly in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith
Theaccomplishedpatterns and Brook's easy style forma readable and poetic first novel
Subtle and sublime.Brook's novel is far out of the ordinary run...
As fresh as spring water