The Banner of the Passing Clouds - Couverture souple

Nicholson, Anthea

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847087434 ISBN 13 : 9781847087430

Editeur : Granta Books, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The extraordinary narrator of The Banner of the Passing Clouds is born on the day Stalin dies and is given his name - Iosif Dzhugashvili - by a hospital official. He becomes convinced that Stalin, freed from the constraints of an old and finished body, has found a new dwelling place within his chest, behind his heart: a burden he both welcomes and fears. In Iosif, Anthea Nicholson has created a unique and intriguing character: a victim of the Soviet Georgian regime which infiltrates his inner life, who is also complicit in its ideology and practices. Only when Iosif unwittingly destroys his family's happiness is he forced to question his convictions and begin on the path to redemption.

Revue de presse :

A startling debut... Andrea Nicholson has created a weird and compelling voice that somehow manages to be by turns unsettling, wise and pierced with regret. Nicholson's writing is psychologically astute, and intense with insight. --Guardian

This is a surprising, inventive, first novel. --The Lady

Supple, rhythmic and deeply funny. --Ivan Juritz, Literary Review

'A dreamlike debut novel' --Sunday Telegraph

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Granta Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847087434
• ISBN 13: 9781847087430
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304