A Deathful Ridge: A Novel of Everest - Couverture rigide

Wainwright, J A

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0889626332 ISBN 13 : 9780889626331

Editeur : Mosaic Press, 2010

Synopsis

A Deathful Ridge rewrites the life and myth of George Mallory, who disappeared with Andrew Irvine near the summit of Mount Everest in 1924. Mallory was the greatest climber of his generation, but also a Cambridge graduate and friend of Rupert Brooke, Lytton Strachey, Viginia Woolf, Robert graves, and others. He moved in cultural circles that were at the heart of critical reassessments of the old empire, but was known among his friends and associates as Galahad. He was elevated to the pantheon of British heroes at his death. This novel finds Mallory alive on the upper slopes of Everest, insisting that he has killed his younger climbing companion. Those who represent the old order close around him to prevent public discovery of a fall far greater than any he could have had on the mountain. He is taken back secretly to Britain, where he lives in silence for another twenty-two years but keeps a journal. The narrator of the novel becomes caught up in stories about Mallory, official and unofficial, and about the vagaries of historical truths.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

J A Wainwright, McCulloch Emeritus Professor in English, has lived in Nova Scotia for over 50 years after growing up in Toronto. A specialist in Canadian and contemporary literature, his work is shaped by a diverse range of influences, including Patrick White, Lawrence Durrell, and Bob Dylan. He is a prolific author and has published 16 books, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, a play, and an opera libretto. He now divides his time between Nova Scotia and Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mosaic Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0889626332
• ISBN 13: 9780889626331
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 138
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible