The Nature of Blood

Phillips, Caryl

ISBN 10 : 0099520575 ISBN 13 : 9780099520573

Editeur : Vintage, 2008

Synopsis

Tells the inextricably linked stories of a young Jewish woman growing up in mid-twentieth-century Germany, and an African general hired by the Doge to command his armies in sixteenth-century Venice. This novel discusses about how we define ourselves and consequently, it is about the most dangerous and nightmarish aspects of our identity.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Caryl Phillips was born in St Kitts and now lives in London and New York. He has written for television, radio, theatre and cinema and is the author of twelve works of fiction and non-fiction. Crossing the River was shortlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize and Caryl Phillips has won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, as well as being named the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 1992 and one of the Best of Young British Writers 1993. A Distant Shore won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2004 and Dancing in the Dark was shortlisted in 2006.

Revue de presse :

"An astonishing novel: ambitious, pithy, beautifully written and - above all - brave enough to tackle the great, public issues of our century without pity, prurience or maudlin sentiment" (Independent)

"A potent and ambitious fiction, a joy to read, and perhaps its authors best work to date" (Scotland on Sunday)

"Phillips is a cool stylist whose intricately structured work builds with a slow-burning, emotional power, and here is some of his finest writing to date" (Guardian)

"An extraordinarily perceptive and intelligent novel, and a haunting one" (New York Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0099520575
• ISBN 13: 9780099520573
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 224