'The hills only come back the same: I don't mind . . .' begins
Kirsty Gunn's The Big Music, a novel that takes us to a new
understanding of how fiction can affect us. Presented as a
collection of found papers, appendices and notes, The Big Music
tells the story of John Sutherland of 'The Grey House', who is
dying and creating in the last days of his life a musical
composition that will define it. Yet he has little idea of how his
tune will echo or play out into the world - and as the book moves
inevitably through its themes of death and birth, change and
stasis, the sound of his solitary story comes to merge and connect
with those around him. In this work of fiction, Kirsty Gunn has
created something as real as music or as a dream. Not so much a
novel as a place the reader comes to inhabit and to know, The Big
Music is a literary work of undeniable originality and power.
General
Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2013 |
Authors: |
Kirsty Gunn
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
471 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-28234-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-571-28234-2 |
Barcode: |
9780571282340 |
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