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Pentaptych - A Novel of Unintended Collaboration (Hardcover)
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Pentaptych - A Novel of Unintended Collaboration (Hardcover)
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In Mark Dunn's new novel, his alter ego, Griffin Stoddard, a
long-time admirer of Cranford author, Mrs Gaskell, chances upon her
work called We Five. He comes to learn that the novel - unpublished
in her lifetime - was subsequently adapted by three other writers.
Stoddard draws together the four versions and writes his own to
complement them. The result is a novel which spans five different
historical periods - a small mill town near Manchester in 1859, San
Francisco in the days before the 1906 earthquake, the fictional
Zenith, Winnemac of 1923, autumn in 1940's war torn London and a
small town in Northern Mississippi in 1997 - and follows five
childhood friends - Ruth, Jane, Molly, Maggie and Carrie - their
encounters with five young men of differing intentions, the girls'
respective families together with their ever-changing occupations
and exploits, concluding with an explosive unification of all five
stories. This cleverly constructed novel's style is faithful to
each era, the vagaries of language and the bonds of friendship.
Readers who have already discovered Ella Minnow Pea - a novel
without letters, Ibid: A Life - a novel in footnotes and Welcome to
Higby will recognise and enjoy the challenges in Mark Dunn's new
adventure Pentaptych.
General
Imprint: |
Methuen Publishing Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2018 |
Authors: |
Mark Dunn
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Dimensions: |
147 x 222 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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ISBN-13: |
978-0-413-77810-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-413-77810-X |
Barcode: |
9780413778109 |
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