The Secret Knowledge - Couverture souple

Andrew Crumey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909232459 ISBN 13 : 9781909232457

Editeur : Dedalus Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

A lost musical masterpiece is at the heart of this gripping intellectual mystery by award-winning writer Andrew Crumey. In 1913 composer Pierre Klauer envisages marriage to his sweetheart and fame for his new work, The Secret Knowledge. Then tragedy strikes. A century later, concert pianist David Conroy hopes the rediscovered score might revive his own flagging career. Music, history, politics and philosophy become intertwined in a multi-layered story that spans a century. Revolutionary agitators, Holocaust refugees and sixties student protesters are counterpointed with artists and entrepreneurs in our own age of austerity. All play their part in revealing the shocking truth that Conroy must finally face the real meaning of The Secret Knowledge. A novel for readers who like intellectual game-playing and having their imagination stretched.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Crumey was born in Glasgow in 1961. He read theoretical physics and mathematics at St Andrews University and Imperial College in London, before doing post-doctoral research at Leeds University on nonlinear dynamics. After a spell of being the literary editor at Scotland on Sunday he now combines teaching creative writing at Northumbria University with his writing. He lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His first novel Music, in a Foreign Language (1994) was awarded The Saltire Best First Book Prize. His second novel Pfitz (1995) was one of the books of the year for The Observer and The New York Times. He published D'Alembert's Principle to great acclaim in 1996. Mr Mee(2000), Mobius Dick(2004) and Sputnik Caledonia(2008) followed. His novels have been translated into 13 languages. Dedalus will publish Andrew Crumey's latest novel The Secret Knowledge in July 2013 and republish Mr Mee, Mobius Dick and Sputnik Caledonia in 2014.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dedalus Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909232459
• ISBN 13: 9781909232457
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible