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Spanning two continents and three decades, The Cloud Sketcher is an epic tale of love, murder and revenge.
Police stand ready to make an arrest as the Ile de France liner docks at New York Harbour in 1929. The passengers assume that it is notorious bootlegger Paul Mantilini who is to be taken away. But Mantilini walks down the gangplank a free man and instead it is Esko Vaananen the police arrest – a celebrated architect, and by all accounts a shy and mild-mannered young man.
Born a peasant in rural Finland at the turn of the century, Esko, the son of an outcast Bolshevik, dreamed of skyscrapers and of a beautiful and tragic Russian aristocrat named Katerina. His entire life has been spent pursuing and protecting these twin passions, no matter how great the cost. It is a journey that has led him into the battlefields of the Bolshevik revolution and the jazz-age nightclubs of New York City, and finally, to strike a Faustian bargain with a ruthless gangster – all in pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible, unattainable love. And now he stands accused of murder...
A grand and unashamedly romantic literary epic, The Cloud Sketcher moves from the battle of Tampere to the incredible danger of working on ‘the high steel’ of skyscraper shells, from Prohibition to the remarkable intersection of organized crime, finance and the arts in 1920s New York, powerfully evoking an era gone by.
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‘No one who opens The Cloud Sketcher will find it easy to stop reading before the last vertiginous page...Passionate and well-researched... remarkable [for] its visceral feeling for architecture... Rayner's eye is excellent.’ Chicago Tribune
‘Irresistible. It delivers surprise after surprise, all the way up to the last page...a complex and absorbing story.’ Time Out New York
‘Breathtaking...a passionate book that threads architecture, war and history through the story of two lovers.’ USA Today
L'autore
Richard Rayner was born in Bradford and now lives in Los Angeles. His previous books include the memoir The Blue Suit, and the novel L.A. without a Map – made into a movie starring David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy and Vincent Gallo in 1998 – and the literary mystery Murder Book. In addition, he writes for the New York Times, Granta, Harper’s Bazaar and other publications.
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- EditoreHarperCollins
- Data di pubblicazione2001
- ISBN 10 0007128320
- ISBN 13 9780007128327
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine528
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The Cloud Sketcher
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Harper Collins. New York., 2001
ISBN 10: 0007128320
ISBN 13: 9780007128327
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR002147385
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The Cloud Sketcher
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ISBN 10: 0007128320
ISBN 13: 9780007128327
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Soft cover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is the Softcover,Advance Reader's Edition in pictorial wrapper. 430 pages. This page-turning skyscraper of a novel gathered great reviews from coast-to-coast. Edgewear to bottom of spine, and a 1/4 inch tear there, otherwise a clean, unread copy. Codice articolo 1124
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Paperback. Condizione: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Codice articolo CHL1771611
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Condizione: Bueno. : In a tiny village in Finland, Esko Vaananen is at the brink of despair -- he loves a woman he can never have. Suddenly, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him. This pilvenpiirtaja -- "cloud sketcher" or skyscraper -- sparks a lifelong quest for beauty in Esko. He will pursue and protect these two passions -- his vision and his love -- no matter how great the cost, for the rest of his life. It is a journey that leads him into the Bolshevik revolution and the Jazz Age nightclubs of New York City and to strike a Faustian bargain with a ruthless gangster -- all in the pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible, unattainable love. EAN: 9780007128327 Tipo: Libros Título: The Cloud Sketcher Autor: Rayner, Richard Editorial: Harper Collins. New York. Codice articolo Happ-2023-03-28-a7473df4
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The Cloud Sketcher
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001
ISBN 10: 0007128320
ISBN 13: 9780007128327
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Paperback. Condizione: VG/VG. y First Edition. First Edition. VG/VG. 17.4 x 11.2 x 3.8 cm. Box 37 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2001* Publisher: Harper-Collins* Binding and cover condition: Soft photo-illustrated card covers. No bumps. Very slight shelf-wear to edges & slight crease to top front corner. Some creases & dish to spine/hinge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, minimal reading wear. No tanning. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 499 pp. text. xii pp. Acknowledgements & sources at rear.* Product Description:- Born a peasant in rural Finland at the turn of the century, Esko, the son of an outcast Bolshevik, dreamed of skyscrapers and of a beautiful and tragic Russian aristocrat named Katerina. His entire life has been spent pursuing and protecting these twin passions. But now he stands accused of murder.* This is a VG copy of the 1st/1st, with some shelf & reading wear.* 448 pp. n. Codice articolo 634
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