Ice Palace, The - Couverture souple

Vessas, Tarjei

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0720613299 ISBN 13 : 9780720613292

Editeur : Peter Owen Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Two 11-year old girls, Unn and Siss meet. Unn is about to reveal a secret, one that leads to her death in a formation of ice caused by a large waterfall. Siss is left to struggle with the fidelity to the memory of a friend

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'How simple this novel is. How subtle. How strong. How unlike any other. It is unique. It is unforgettable. It is extraordinary.' - Doris Lessing

'if I had to choose a book I’m surprised isn’t the most famous book in the world it might be The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas.' - Max Porter

Eleven-year-old Siss and Unn are new friends - so new that they have spent only one whole evening in each other's company. But so profound is the bond between the two girls that when Unn inexplicably disappears Siss vows to keep her memory alive until she is found. All the force and mystery of their relationship seems encompassed in the frozen waterfall known as the ice palace. Vesaas's tells the story in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature.

Revue de presse :

'How simple this novel is. How subtle. How strong. How unlike any other. It is unique. It is unforgettable. It is extraordinary.' --Doris Lessing, The Independent

'It is hard to do justice to 'The Ice Palace'... the narrative is urgent, the descriptions relentlessly beautiful, the meaning as powerful as the ice piling up on the lake.' --The Times

'Austere poetical clarity, stoical wisdom and a vivid response to nature.' --Times Literary Supplement

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Peter Owen Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0720613299
• ISBN 13: 9780720613292
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176