The Stonehenge Letters - Rilegato

Karlinsky, Harry

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ISBN 10: 0007464304 ISBN 13: 9780007464302

Casa editrice: The Friday Project, 2014

Riassunto

A remarkable new novel from the Wellcome Trust longlisted author.

While carrying out historical investigations at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, a psychiatrist makes an unusual discovery. Among the piles of papers are eight letters addressed to the executor of Alfred Nobel’s will. Remarkably, each is crafted by a different Nobel Laureate — including Rudyard Kipling and Marie Curie — and each is an explanation of why and how Stonehenge was constructed. Diligent research eventually uncovers that Alfred Nobel added a secret codicil to his will, ‘a prize — reserved exclusively for Nobel laureates — was to be awarded to the person who solves the mystery of Stonehenge.’

Weaving together a wealth of primary documents — photos, letters, wills — The Stonehenge Letters documents a fascinating secret competition, complete with strange but illuminating submissions and a contentious prize-awarding process.

Did this all happen? Maybe, like with Stonehenge, we don’t really need to know.

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Recensione:

PRAISE FOR EVOLUTION OF INANIMATE OBJECTS
‘This may be a bagatelle of a novel, but it is one with so much charm and erudition it is more memorable than any door-stopping wodge of prose presenting itself as a diagnosis of the state of the nation.’ The Scotsman

‘Karlinsky’s retelling of Darwinian family history is ingeniously wry and original.’ Essie Fox, Author of THE SOMNAMBULIST

‘Just when you think there’s nothing new to be done with the novel, along comes a book that pushes the form in a fresh direction.’ John Harding, author of FLORENCE & GILES

‘Delightfully imaginative’ Historical Novels Review

L'autore:

Harry Karlinsky is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: The Friday Project
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0007464304
• ISBN 13: 9780007464302
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 400