The Incarnations: A genre-defying literary epic for readers of R. F. Kuang, Marlon James and Emily St. John Mandel - Couverture souple

Barker, Susan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784160008 ISBN 13 : 9781784160005

Editeur : Black Swan, 2015

Synopsis

THE GLOBAL CULT CLASSIC
An epic story of ghosts, obsession and betrayal spanning five lives and one thousand years of history.

A New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of the Year

'Stunning. Flow along with this wonderful book.' Guardian
'Wildly ambitious... mesmerizing storytelling.' New York Times
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You must be wondering who I am. I am your soulmate... I have come to this city of sixteen million in search of you

One ordinary morning in Beijing, taxi driver Wang Jun discovers a letter hidden inside the sun visor of his cab. The anonymous writer claims they have known him for over a thousand years.

More letters follow. Each reveals another forgotten life they once shared.

• A spirit bride fleeing human sacrifice
• Two starving boys crossing the Gobi Desert as Genghis Khan sweeps across China.
• Palace concubines caught in a murderous conspiracy inside the Forbidden City.
• A fisherman pulled into the violence of the Opium Wars.
• Two schoolfriends divided by the Cultural Revolution.

As each new letter draws Drive Wang deeper into his past lives, he becomes convinced that the writer is stalking him, coming closer than he could ever have imagined.

A kaleidoscopic novel of ghosts, reincarnation, history and impossible love, perfect for readers of R K Kuang, Marlon James, Emily St John Mandel and David Mitchell

PRAISE FOR SUSAN BARKER:
'[A] kaleidoscopically imaginative novel...Barker stitches together an unnervingly perceptive portrait of China and of the enduring influence that its past has on the present' THE NEW YORKER

'A thrilling journey through a thousand years of obsession and betrayal, this is the most extraordinary work of imagination you'll read all year' ADAM JOHNSON, Winner of the PULITZER Prize for Fiction

'Erudite, intriguing and compulsively readable, Susan Barker, a born story-teller, has written one of the most remarkable novels of recent years' JOHN BOYNE, author of THE HEART'S INVISIBLE FURIES

'A hallucinatory ride. Highly recommend' ANNA HOPE, author of EXPECTATION and ALBION

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Susan Barker is the acclaimed author of SAYONARA BAR, THE ORIENTALIST AND THE GHOST, THE INCARNATIONS and OLD SOUL. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and have been shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Kirkus Prize for Fiction. THE INCARNATIONS was a New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of the Year, a Kirkus Reviews Top Ten Book of the Year, and winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize.
Born in London to an English father and a Chinese-Malaysian mother, Barker lived in Beijing for several years while researching and writing THE INCARNATIONS. She now lives in Manchester.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Beijing, 2008, the Olympics are coming, but as taxi driver Wang circles the city's congested streets, he feels barely alive. His daily grind is suddenly interrupted when he finds a letter in the sunshade of his cab. Someone is watching him. Someone who claims to be his soulmate and to have known him for over a thousand years.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Beijing, 2008, the Olympics are coming, but as taxi driver Wang circles the city's congested streets, he feels barely alive. His daily grind is suddenly interrupted when he finds a letter in the sunshade of his cab. Someone is watching him. Someone who claims to be his soulmate and to have known him for over a thousand years.

Other letters follow, taking Wang back in time: to a spirit-bride in the Tang Dynasty; to young slaves during the Mongol invasion; to concubines plotting to kill the emperor; to a kidnapping in the Opium War; and to Red Guards during the Cultural revolution.

And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher in the shadows growing closer ...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Black Swan
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784160008
• ISBN 13: 9781784160005
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Penguin Books Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk; ; One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens; London; SW11 7BW; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: Penguin Books Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk; ; One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens; London; SW11 7BW; Royaume-Uni