'Sharp, elegant prose ... It recalls, in tone, Vladimir Nabokov. The language is, by turns, delicately allusive and rich, even ripely comic' D.J. Enright, T.L.S.
TLS
'Should appeal to anyone who likes Italo Calvino or Paul Auster' Michael Dirda, Washington Times.
Washington Times
In Rituals, Amsterdam of the fifties, sixties and seventies is viewed from the perspective of the capricious Inni Wintrop. An unintentional suicide survivor, the unexpected gift of life returned lends him the curiousity, and impartiality, to survey others' lives and rountines. Inni's opposite, the one-eyed downhill skier Arnold Taads measures his life by the clock, while his disowned son Philip follows Japanese rituals which themselves seem to render his existence meaningless. A novel for those who seek to unravel our mysterious, apparently directionless lives...
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A novel for those who seek to unravel our mysterious, apparently directionless lives... A wry, witty and insightful classic.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781782067177
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Quercus Publishing
Vekt
185 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160
Oversetter
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