Cold Skin - Couverture souple

Piol, Albert S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841958832 ISBN 13 : 9781841958835

Editeur : Canongate Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

On the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War One, a steamship approaches a desolate island, far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man on his way to assume the post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the earth. But on shore, he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace - instead just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is woods, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence, and the surrounding sea. Then night begins to fall...

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"A troubling, hammering and glorious novel" (DAVID MITCHELL)

"Thrillingly vivid . . . Sánchez Piñol creates a struggle for survival that is, at the same time, a meditation on humanity" (The Times)

"Beguiling . . . Piñol's dark tale lingers long after the shivers running down the spine have ceased" (The Scotsman)

"A creepily compelling debut from this Barcelona-based author that reads like a sinister version of a Boy's Own survival adventure" (Financial Times)

"Remarkable . . . An addictive and unsettling read" (ALAN WARNER)

"A great, creepy, tender read" (YANN MARTEL)

"Superbly controlled and creepy . . . Akin to Lord of the Flies or Heart of Darkness rewritten as pulp-horror schlock" (The Independent on Sunday) --David Mitchell

"Astonishing . . . There is something of Edgar Allan Poe . . . In general, however, Cold Skin would appear to be an example of that rare thing: an original story which emerged, immaculately and unexpectedly, from its author's subconscious" (Times Literary Supplemant) --Times Literary Supplement

"Brilliantly suspenseful" (Spectator) --Spectator

Présentation de l'éditeur

'A troubling, hammering and glorious novel' DAVID MITCHELL

On the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War One, a steamship approaches a desolate island. On board is a young man on his way to assume the post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the earth. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is woods, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence and the surrounding sea. Then night begins to fall . . .

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841958832
• ISBN 13: 9781841958835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible