The Romantic - Couverture souple

Boyd, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0241542030 ISBN 13 : 9780241542033

Editeur : Viking, 2022

Synopsis

A new "whole life" novel from William Boyd, the author of "Any Human Heart". Set in the 19th century, the novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and vicissitudes of his life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France. His most recent novel, Trio, was a Sunday Times bestseller.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Set in the 19th century, the novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and vicissitudes of his life. He is variously a soldier, a lover, a husband, a father, a friend of famous poets, a writer, a bankrupt, a jailbird, a farmer, an African explorer - and many other manifestations - before, finally, he becomes a minor diplomat, a consul based in Trieste (then in Austria-Hungary) where he thinks he will see out the end of his days in well-deserve

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Viking
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241542030
• ISBN 13: 9780241542033
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible