Tragedy Of Arthur - Couverture souple

Phillips, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0715643665 ISBN 13 : 9780715643662

Editeur : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

"The Tragedy of Arthur" is an emotional and elaborately constructed tour de force from "one of the best writers in America" ("The Washington Post"). Its doomed hero is Arthur Phillips, a young novelist struggling with a con artist father who works wonders of deception. Imprisoned for decades and nearing the end of his life, Arthur's father reveals a treasure he's kept secret for half a century: "The Tragedy of Arthur, "a previously unknown play by William Shakespeare. Arthur and his twin sister inherit their father's mission: to see the manuscript published and acknowledged as the Bard's last great gift to humanity . . . unless it's their father's last great con. By turns hilarious and haunting, this virtuosic novel, which includes Shakespeare's (?) lost play in its entirety, brilliantly subverts our notions of truth, fiction, genius, and identity, as the two Arthurs--the novelist and the ancient king--play out their strangely intertwined fates. A "New York Times" Notable Book - A "New Yorker" Reviewers' Favorite of the Year - A "Wall Street Journal" Best Novel of the Year - A "San Francisco Chronicle" Best Book of the Year - A "Chicago Tribune" Favorite Book of the Year - A "Library Journal" Top Ten Book of the Year - A "Kirkus Reviews" Best Book of the Year - One of Salon's five best novels of the year Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The doomed hero of The Tragedy of Arthur is Arthur Phillips, a young man struggling with a larger-than-life father, a con artist who works wonders of deception but is a very unreliable parent. Arthur is raised in an enchanted world of smoke and mirrors where the only certain fact is his fathers and beloved sisters shared love for the works of William Shakespeare a love so pervasive that Arthur becomes a writer in a misguided bid to win their approval. The doomed hero of The Tragedy of Arthur is Arthur Phillips, a young man struggling with a larger-than-life father, a con artist who works wonders of deception but is a very unreliable parent. Arthur is raised in an enchanted world of smoke and mirrors where the only certain fact is his fathers and beloved sisters shared love for the works of William Shakespeare a love so pervasive that Arthur becomes a writer in a misguided bid to win their approval. Near the end of his life, Arthurs father shares with him a treasure that he has kept for half a century: a previously unknown play by Shakespeare, titled The Tragedy of Arthur. Arthur and his sister also inherit their fathers mission, to see the play published and acknowledged as the Bards last great gift to humanity. Unless, of course, its their fathers last and greatest deception.

Revue de presse

'The whole thing is deliciously playful, a cunning comment on fiction and fraud and literary reputation and speculation' --The Daily Mail

A wonderful pastiche, steeped in the language and dramatic conventions of the Elizabethan era ... Ingenious --Sunday Times

'A novel that's going to cause a stir ... there are few limits to Mr Phillips' imagination' --Robert McCrum, Guardian

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715643665
• ISBN 13: 9780715643662
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 378
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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