Mona Lisa - Couverture souple

Lernet-Holenia, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1782271902 ISBN 13 : 9781782271901

Editeur : Pushkin Collection, 2016

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897-1976) was a prolific and popular Austrian screenwriter, wrote several novels (including the acclaimed noir thriller I Was Jack Mortimer, published by Pushkin Press), was a multi-award winning lyrical poet admired by Rilke and Hofmannsthal, and earned Stefan Zweig's praise as the 'most noble of our dramatic poets'. Though greatly admired as a writer, his delight in provocation frequently made him unpopular with the authorities - be it the National Socialist Ministry of Propaganda during the war, or the tax office and the army after it. He nevertheless collected all the most important national literary awards, including the Great Austrian State Prize, and was elected the President of Austrian PEN in 1969.

Translated from the German by Ignat Avsey. Ignat Avsey (1938-2013) was a well-known translator from Russian and German, most admired for his reinvigorating translations of Dostoevsky's The Karamazov Brothers and The Idiot, and for the first ever English translation of Lernet-Holenia's thriller I Was Jack Mortimer. Mona Lisa was his final translation.

Revue de presse :

"Lernet-Holenia's language, translated from the German by Ignat Avsey, is quick and punchy, proving the perfect complement to this entertaining story... This slim novel explores the power of art to influence life and vice versa, as a young man catches a glimpse of an unfinished masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci." — Shelf Awareness for Readers

"I thoroughly enjoyed this short book because of the characterization of Da Vinci and the little mystery surrounding the empty tomb of Mona Lisa." — The Bookbinder's Daughter

'Brilliant... excellently written and fearsomely gripping' The Times (of London)

'Very few novels published in recent years match itsdaunting panache... a terrific book, one to read and then urge everyone else tofollow suit... truly clever' EileenBattersby, Irish Times

'A fascinating snapshot of Vienna between the wars, paceyand entertaining' Guardian

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pushkin Collection
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1782271902
• ISBN 13: 9781782271901
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Illustrateur: Gower Neil