Scheherazade - Couverture souple

O'Neill, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747268681 ISBN 13 : 9780747268680

Editeur : Headline Book Publishing, 2002

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Like his heroine, [O'Neill] knows how to tell a story' The Times (The Times)

'This is a remarkable and mysterious first novel, elegantly written and vividly characterised. Riffing on the Arabian Nights has been done before, but never with as much aplomb as here. As well as being a considerable piece of storytelling, this is a striking testament to the power of the imagination' Publishing News (Publishing News)

'This is a remarkable and mysterious first novel, elegantly written and vividly characterised. Riffing on the Arabian Nights has been done before, but never with as much aplomb as here. As well as being a considerable piece of storytelling, this is a striking testament to the power of the imagination' Publishing News (Publishing News)

O'Neill mixes fact, fiction and fable into an exuberant, witty tale about magic, vengeance and the nature of storytelling (Sydney Morning Herald)

'In prose that is sometimes confrontingly earthy, sometimes delicate and lyrical, O'Neill draws us into his narrative as surely as Scheherazade drew Shahriyar into hers' Australian Bookseller & Publisher

'The exuberance and ribaldry of the original tales is matched by the liveliness and occasional pungency of O'Neill's prose. [His] lovingly crafted debut novel stands head and shoulders above the current run of ancient historical novels' The Age

`O'Neill writes with authority, blending fact, fiction and fable in this brilliant debut... I enjoyed this book immensely. It is so alive you can almost smell the air' Independent on Sunday (Independent on Sunday)

The exuberance and ribaldry of the original tales is matched by the liveliness and occasional pungency of O'Neill's prose. (His) lovingly crafted debut novel stands head and shoulders above the current run of ancient historical novels (The Age)

'Mastery of storytelling is its hallmark. He relates a thrilling, complicated quest. O'Neill is boldly and rightly convinced of his power to engross us, and cheeky enough to add to Scheherazade's tally of 1001 tales' Herald-Sun

'O'Neill mixes fact, fiction and fable into an exuberant, witty tale about magic, vengeance and the nature of storytelling' Sydney Morning Herald

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It is nearly twenty years since Scheherazade spun her tales for a thousand and one nights; the tales that saved her life and immortalised the city that she had never seen - until now. Scheherazade and her husband, King Shahriyar, arrive in Baghdad to a rapturous welcome from the Caliph and his people, but within hours the Queen is kidnapped from her bathhouse, and disappears.

An ancient prophecy leads the Caliph to despatch a motley crew of sailors on a rescue mission. As the seven unlikely saviours venture deeper into the unforgiving desert, losing camels, supplies, and all sense of direction, Scheherazade must face her abductors alone. And once again she begins to spin a tale to save her life...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Headline Book Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0747268681
• ISBN 13: 9780747268680
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544