SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD Set in modern-day America
and France, Renaissance Italy and Boxer Rebellion China, these
stories embrace whole lifetimes, much in the manner of Alice Munro
and William Trevor. Joan Silber skilfully and subtly ties one story
to the next, as a minor element in one becomes a major element in
the next, until the last is tied convincingly to the first. Intense
in subject yet restrained in tone, they are about longings - often
held for years - and the ways in which sex and religion can become
parallel forms of dedication and comfort. From a wannabe dancer in
contemporary New York City to missionaries in China, Ideas of
Heaven showcases Joan Silber's extraordinary deftness as she
illuminates love, faith and sex with great originality and
profundity.
General
Imprint: |
Atlantic Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2022 |
Authors: |
Joan Silber
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
256 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-83895-663-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-83895-663-8 |
Barcode: |
9781838956639 |
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