Landfalls

Williams, Naomi J.

ISBN 10 : 140870577X ISBN 13 : 9781408705773

Editeur : Little, Brown, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

An epic voyage, undertaken with the grandest of ambitions.

Lapérouse leaves France in the Spring of 1785 with two ships under his command, knowing that he sails with the full backing of the French government. This is to be a voyage of scientific and geographical discovery - but every person on board has their own hopes, ambitions and dreams.

As the ships move across vast distances in their journey of nearly four years, the different characters step forward and invite us into their world. From the remote Alaskan bay where a dreadful tragedy unfolds, to the wild journey Barthélemy de Lessups undertakes from the far east of Russia to St Petersburg, the reader is irresistibly drawn into a extraordinarily vivid world.

Landfalls is a profoundly moving and intensely evocative novel about scientific exploration, human endeavour and individual tragedy,

Biographie de l'auteur :

Naomi J. Williams was born in Japan and spoke no English until she was nearly six years old. Her short stories have appeared in journals such as A Public Space, One Story, American Short Stories, the Southern Review, and the Gettysburg Review. In 2009, she received a Pushcart Prize. She lives in northern California with her family. Landfalls is her first book.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Little, Brown
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 140870577X
• ISBN 13: 9781408705773
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 336