Brother of Sleep - Brossura

Schneider, Robert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1468308661 ISBN 13: 9781468308662

Casa editrice: Overlook Pr, 2014

Riassunto

Set against the backdrop of an Alpine village in the nineteenth century, this astounding novel tells the story of Elias Johannes Alder, a musical genius with supernatural hearing who develops his talent in secret midnight sessions at the church organ. A spiritual descendant of Patrick Su¨skind’s Perfume and translated into twenty-four languages, Brother of Sleep moves inexorably toward tragedy as Elias is undone by his intense feeling for Elsbeth, the woman he loves. In this shocking and beguiling novel, Robert Schneider has created a world that is utterly seductive and wholly original.

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Recensione:

“A strange, rich store suffused with the poignancy of genius that is not allowed to flourish.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Imaginative...provocative themes and images.” —New York Times Book Review

“A phantasmagorical 

tall story in which images 

of startling beauty and 

shocking cruelty tumble 

from the mouth of the 

sly, buttonholing 

narrator. It leaves you 

fascinated, appalled, 

and deeply moved.”

—

Time Out

“Imaginative...provocative themes and images.” —New York Times Book Review

L'autore:

Robert Schneider is a novelist and

playwright who has been awarded numerous

prizes and scholarships, including

the prestigious Robert Musil Prize of the

City of Vienna and France’s Prix Médicis

étranger. Brother of Sleep was adapted by

Schneider into an acclaimed film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Overlook Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1468308661
• ISBN 13: 9781468308662
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 215
• Disegnatore: Whiteside Shaun