Possession: a romance - Rilegato

Byatt, A S

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ISBN 10: 1841593559 ISBN 13: 9781841593555

Casa editrice: Everyman, 2013

Riassunto

When mild-mannered and unremarkable academic Roland Mitchell stumbles upon a letter written by Victorian poet Randolph Ash to a mysterious woman with whom he seems to be infatuated, he is determined to uncover the truth.

Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, Possession defies categorization. Rich in symmetry and symbolism, brimming over with myth, poetry and fairy tale, Byatt's masterpiece is part literary detective story, part academic satire and part historical novel. At its heart, however, is a compelling romance that draws the reader into the mirrored worlds of two couples, past and present, and explores the nature of obsession, possession and love.

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Recensione

"Possession is eloquent about the intense pleasures of reading. And, with sumptuous artistry, it provides a feast of them" (Sunday Times)

Descrizione del libro

Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail of letters, journals and poems they uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy, and their quest becomes a battle against time.

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• Editore: Everyman
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1841593559
• ISBN 13: 9781841593555
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 568