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Ancient Evenings - A Novel (Paperback)
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Ancient Evenings - A Novel (Paperback)
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Norman Mailer's dazzlingly rich, deeply evocative novel of ancient
Egypt breathes life into the figures of a lost era: the
eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife, Queen Nefertiti;
Menenhetet, their creature, lover, and victim; and the gods and
mortals that surround them in intimate and telepathic communion.
Mailer's reincarnated protagonist is carried through the exquisite
gardens of the royal harem, along the majestic flow of the Nile,
and into the terrifying clash of battle. An extraordinary work of
inventiveness, "Ancient Evenings" lives on in the mind long after
the last page has been turned.
Praise for "Ancient Evenings"
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"Astounding, beautifully written . . . a leap of imagination that
crosses three millennia to Pharaonic Egypt."--"USA Today"
"Mailer makes a miraculous present out of age-deep memories,
bringing to life the rhythms, the images, the sensuousness of a
lost time."--"The New York Times"
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"Mailer's Egypt is a haunting and magical place. . . . The reader
wallows in the scope, depth, the sheer magnitude and--yes--the
fertility of his imagination."--"The Washington Post Book
World"
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"An enormous pyramid of a novel reminiscent of] Thomas Pynchon's
"Gravity's Rainbow "and Carlos Fuentes's "Terra Nostra.""--"Los
Angeles Herald Examiner"
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Praise for Norman Mailer
" Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger
than any other writer of his generation."--"The New York Times"
"A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent."--"The New
Yorker"
"Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure."--"The Washington
Post"
"A devastatingly alive and original creative mind."--"Life"
"Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything
he writes has sections of headlong brilliance."--"The New York
Review of Books"
"The largest mind and imagination in modern] American literature .
. . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James,
Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each
new book."--"Chicago Tribune"
"Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through
the story like a leaf on a stream."--"The Cincinnati Post"
General
Imprint: |
Ballantine Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2014 |
First published: |
February 2014 |
Authors: |
Norman Mailer
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Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
832 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8129-8606-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-8129-8606-7 |
Barcode: |
9780812986068 |
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