The quincunx
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An extraordinary modern novel in the Victorian tradition, Charles Palliser has created something extraordinary—a plot within a plot within a plot of family secrets, mysterious clues, low-born birth, high-reaching immorality, and, always, always the fog-enshrouded, enigmatic character of 19th century—London itself.
“So compulsively absorbing that reality disappears . . . One is swept along by those enduring emotions that defy modern art and a random universe: hunger for revenge, longing for justice and the fantasy secretly entertained by most people that the bad will be punished and the good rewarded.”—The New York Times
“A virtuoso achievement . . . It is an epic, a tour de force, a staggeringly complex and tantalizingly layered tale that will keep readers engrossed in days. . . . The Quincunx will not disappoint you. It is, quite simply, superb.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“A bold and vivid tale that invites the reader to get lost in the intoxicating rhythms of another world. And the invitation is irresistible.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“A remarkable book . . . In mood, color, atmosphere and characters, this is Charles Dickens reincarnated . . . It is an immersing experience.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“To read the first pages is to be trapped for seven-hundred odd more: you cannot stop turning them.”—The New Yorker
“Few books, at most a dozen or two in a lifetime, affect us this way. . . . For sheer intricacy and ingenuity, for skill and clarity of storytelling, it is the kind of book readers wait for, a book to get lost in.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: E-book
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 19 februari 2014
Aantal pagina's: 800
Ebook Formaat: EPUB2
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Charles Palliser
Hoofduitgeverij: Ballantine Books
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Primaire Productiemaatschappij: Ballantine Books
Product breedte: 159 mm
Product hoogte: 38 mm
Product lengte: 241 mm
Studieboek: Nee
EAN: 9780804152402