The Stonehenge Letters - Couverture souple

Karlinsky, Harry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007464320 ISBN 13 : 9780007464326

Editeur : The Friday Project Limited, 2014

Synopsis

A remarkable new novel from the Wellcome Trust longlisted author. While digging through the Nobel Archives in Stockholm, trying to figure out why his hero, Sigmund Freud, never received a Nobel Prize, a psychiatrist makes an unusual discovery. Among the unsolicited self-nominations in the museum's 'Crackpot' file there are six letters addressed to Mr Ragnar Sohlman, executor of Alfred Nobel's will. Remarkably, all but one has been written by a Nobel laureate - including Rudyard Kipling, Ivan Pavlov, Teddy Roosevelt and Marie Curie. Each letter attempts to explain why and how Stonehenge was constructed. Diligent research eventually uncovers that Alfred Nobel, intrigued by a young woman's obsession with the mysterious landmark, added a secret codicil to his will: A prize - reserved exclusively for Nobel laureates - was to be awarded to the person who can solve the mystery of Stonehenge. Weaving together a wealth of primary documents - photos, letters, wills - The Stonehenge Letters is a wryly documented archive of a fascinating covert competition, complete with strange but illuminating submissions and a contentious prize-awarding process. But is this fact or is this fiction?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Harry Karlinsky is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Friday Project Limited
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0007464320
• ISBN 13: 9780007464326
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Silvia Ruiz Crespo; silviaruizcrespo3@icloud.com; a11.cyberbull@gmail.com; ; Calle otamendi; Madrid; Madrid; 28039; Espagne