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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrew Miller |
| ISBN: | 0340682078 9780340682074 0340682086 9780340682081 0340707348 9780340707340 |
| OCLC Number: | 154247990 |
| Awards: | Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1999. |
| Description: | 337 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Andrew Miller. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
'A wild adventure through 18th-century England and Russia, medicine, madness, landscape and weather, rendered in prose of consummate beauty.' -- Independent Books of the Year 'Dazzling ... Miller tackles notions of mortality and humanity to brilliant effect ... truly wonderful' -- Evening Standard 'Astoundingly good ... it shines like a beacon among the grey dross of much contemporary fiction' -- The Times 'A really remarkable first novel, original, powerfully written ... Miller's narrative is gripping and his imagination extraordinary.' -- Sunday Telegraph 'A timeless and thought-provoking fable about human nature ... It is something very rare in modern fiction, a true work of art.' -- Spectator 'Strange, unsettling, sad, beautiful, and profound' -- Literary Review Read more...
