The Giant, O'Brien: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Mantel, Hilary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805044280 ISBN 13 : 9780805044287

Editeur : Henry Holt & Company Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Mantel Hilary

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The year is 1782; the place, London: centre of science and commerce, home to the newly rich and magnet to the desperately poor-among whom is the Giant, O'Brien, a freak of nature. He is a man of songs and stories who believes in ancient myths. He has come to London to exhibit his size for money. He has also, he discovers, come there to die.

His opposite is a man of science, a society surgeon, the famed anatomist John Hunter, employer of a legion of grave robbers. He lusts after the Giant's corpse. Coin is offered, but the Giant refuses. He will be buried; he will assume his throne in heaven. But money changes hands as friends are bribed. The Giant sickens, dies. Today, his bones may be viewed by any curious stranger who visits Hunter's London museum.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Hilary Mantel is the author of seven previous novels, including An Experiment in Love, A Change of Climate, and A Place of Greater Safety. She lives in England.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Company Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0805044280
• ISBN 13: 9780805044287
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192