Shade - Rilegato

Jordan, Neil

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0719561868 ISBN 13: 9780719561863

Casa editrice: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2004

Riassunto

Nina Hardy has been murdered. She died in the house where she grew up, killed by George, her childhood friend. But her body is never found, and she remains, a silent shade, watching the events of her own afterlife. As her brother and best friend meet and remember their childhood lives together, a remarkable story unfolds. Shade is at once an unforgettable portrait of childhood, a powerful story of love in its many forms, and a moving tragedy of lost innocence. Written with astonishing insight and perception, it confirms Neil Jordan as one of the most mesmerising voices in contemporary fiction.

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Recensione:

There are cinematic elements to Shade ... Jordan has a vivid sense of place, and languidly evokes the summer days of Nina's childhood in Ireland. (Daily Telegraph)

Extraordinary ... Few writers can convey human loneliness in quite such an achingly spare, unsentimental form. (The Independent)

Shade is a beautifully written book, and is constructed perfectly ... everything that you could want from a novel. (Gregor Shepherd)

A mystery where the culprit is never in doubt. Written with exceptional attention to detail, with the passion and economy of one who knows and loves language, it is a lyrically beautiful chronicle of a death foretold (Sunday Herald)

Neil Jordan once again demonstrates that he is one of Ireland's most talented artists (John Banville)

With this fierce, dark and yet luminous novel, Neil Jordan once again demonstrates that he is one of Ireland's most talented artists (John Banville)

Extraordinary ... an enormously powerful book. I'd stake a bet it'll win him prizes (Daily Telegraph)

[A] beautiful, multi-layered novel ... his most poetic, most moving book to date (The Sunday Tribune)

Shade is a beautifully written book, and is constructed perfectly; in short, it is everything that you could want from a novel ... This tale is everything that contemporary writing should be - formal experimentation in a genuine exploration of narrative and self. (Gregor Shepherd)

Romantic ... lyrical ... a novel of atmosphere. (Sunday Times)

Descrizione del libro:

From the award-winning writer and director of 'The Crying Game' - an unforgettable story of childhood, love and war

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• Editore: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0719561868
• ISBN 13: 9780719561863
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 336