Synopsis
Book by Toibin Colm
Revue de presse
“Colm Tóibín takes us almost shockingly close to the soul of Henry James and, by extension, to the mystery of art itself. It is a remarkable, utterly original book.”
–Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
“A must read. Colm Tóibín has not only written a spectacular novel, he has found a way to pay tribute to Henry James. We should all be so gifted and so lucky.”
–Alice Sebold
“A triumph.... Breathtaking.... Beautifully shaped and written, it is the best work of a very gifted writer.”
–National Post
“[Tóibín] is being hailed as a genius.... A piece of virtuoso writing.”
–Globe and Mail
“An audacious, profound, and wonderfully intelligent book.”
–The Guardian
“Artful, moving and very beautiful....”
— New York Times Book Review
“Impressive and moving.... The Master is a lovely portrait of the artist, rich in fictional truth.”
–Times Literary Supplement
“Colm Tóibín leads us into the mind of Henry James with a power and nuanced persuasiveness that finally begin to seem miraculous.... Beautiful and perceptive....”
–Cynthia Ozick
“A sympathetic and triumphant novel.”
–The Observer (U.K.)
“A deep, lovely, and enthralling book that engages with the disquiet and drama of a famous writing life: splendidly conceived and composed by a writer who is himself a master of his art.”
–Shirley Hazzard
“[Colm Tóibín is] greatly gifted.... A marvel....”
–John Updike, The New Yorker
“Enthralling.... Tóibín displays – in a manner that is masterly – the wit and metaphorical flair, psychological subtlety and phrases of pouncing incisiveness with which a great novelist captured the nuances of consciousness and the duplicities of society.”
–Sunday Times (U.K.)
“This is a taut, well-crafted, mesmerising novel.... A masterly achievement.”
–The Independent (U.K.)
“The Master reflects all the brilliance and challenge of Henry James’s work, sweeping through the author’s life and mind with a scope that’s both broad and precise.... A beautiful, haunting portrayal that measures the amplitude of silence and the trajectory of a glance in the life of one of the world’s most astute social observers.”
–Christian Science Monitor
“Convincing and enthralling. . . . Colm Tóibín has written a superb novel about a great artist....”
-Washington Post
“Tóibín takes James’s mind and life as a subject, but for a novel that is all his own.... Brilliant and imaginative....”
–The New York Review of Books
“Henry James, the greatest observer we have, is now made to observe himself in this meditation that is, oddly, both Olympian and troubled. Colm Tóibín has a perfect understanding of the greatest of all American writers and accompanies him to Rome, Newport, Paris, Florence, the London of Oscar Wilde. Nothing about this book, however, feels piecemeal or improvised; it is a sustained performance worthy of the Master.”
–Edmund White
“A superlative book.... Read this compelling, restrained book by a still young master.”
–The Scotsman
“A novel of beautifully realized interludes woven with the sinew of memory.”
–Toronto StarGlobe and Mail (profile)
“Ambitious and gracefully plotted.... Ingenious and thoughtful....”
–New Statesman
“This marvellously intelligent and engaging novel presents not on a silver platter but in tender, opened hands a beautifully nuanced psychological portrait.”
–Booklist (starred review)
From the Hardcover edition.
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