Ragnarok: The End of the Gods - Rilegato

Byatt, A. S.

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ISBN 10: 0802129927 ISBN 13: 9780802129925

Casa editrice: Grove Pr, 2012

Riassunto

The author of the Booker Prize-winning Possession presents a dramatic retelling of the Norse myth about the end of the world that follows the Blitz-era evacuation of a young girl whose worldview is dramatically changed upon reading Asgard and the Gods and who witnesses the destruction of the natural world half a century later.

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Recensione:

Color and sensation flood Byatt’s writing . . . One of the most brilliant minds and speakers of our generation.” Independent

Majestic . . . Dazzling . . . Wonderful . . . . What you see here . . . is the strength and fire of Byatt’s imagination.” The San Francisco Chronicle

Bristling with life and invention. . . . A seductive work by an extraordinarily gifted writer.” The Washington Post

Spellbinding. . . . Alive . . . Potent. . . . Byatt is a master storyteller.” O, The Oprah Magazine

Proves that a serious, intricate book can also be a page turner . . . Manifest intelligence, subtle humor and extraordinary texturing of the past within the present make Possession original and unforgettable.” - Time Magazine

L'autore:

A.S. Byatt is the author of fifteen works of fiction including the Booker Prize-winningPossession, The Biographer’s Tale and, most recently, the Man Booker-shortlistedThe Children's Book. A distinguished critic as well as a writer of fiction, A.S. Byatt was appointedCBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999.

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• Editore: Grove Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0802129927
• ISBN 13: 9780802129925
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 177