Spider - Couverture souple

McGrath, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140146423 ISBN 13 : 9780140146424

Editeur : Penguin, 1992

Synopsis

Set in 1957, this book tells the story of Spider, a lonely figure who returns to the East End of London after 20 years in an asylum. Spider moves into a boarding house and begins to write an account of his childhood, providing a disturbing vision of psychotic illness from inside.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick McGrath is the author of two story collections and eight novels, including Asylum, which was an international bestseller. His novels have been widely translated, and he is also the author of Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now, a collection of novellas. Trauma was shortlisted in the UK for the Costa Novel Award. Spider was filmed by David Cronenberg from McGrath's adaptation. Constance, his most recent novel, was published in 2013. He coedited an influential anthology of short fiction, The New Gothic, and recent nonfiction includes introductions to The Monk, Moby Dick and Barnaby Rudge. Patrick McGrath lives in Manhattan and London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140146423
• ISBN 13: 9780140146424
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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