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Andrew Marlow, a psychiatrist, has a perfectly ordered
life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and
the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when the
renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National
Gallery of Art and becomes Marlow's patient.
When Oliver refuses to talk or cooperate, Marlow finds himself
going beyond his own legal and ethical boundaries to understand the
secret that torments this silent genius, a journey that will lead
him into the lives of the women closest to Robert Oliver and toward
a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.
Moving from American museums to the coast of Normandy, from the
late nineteenth century to the late twentieth, from young love to
last love, THE SWAN THIEVES is a story of obsession, the losses of
history, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
THE SUMPTUOUS INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. 'A smart retelling of the
Dracula story' New Yorker 'Quite extraordinary....Kostova is a
natural storyteller....She has refashioned the vampire myth into a
compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner' - San
Francisco Chronicle Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully
written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a
labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an
inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the
Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work
alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an
adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and
dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe-in a feat of
storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has
enthralled readers around the world. 'Filled with fascinating
details of archaic vampire lore, the splendours of the Ottoman
Empire and the beauty of the Romanian countryside' - Times Literary
Supplement
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Of Time and the River (Paperback)
Thomas Wolfe; Introduction by Elizabeth Kostova
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R439
R367
Discovery Miles 3 670
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The second novel by the great American novelist, now the subject of
a major new film, Genius, starring Jude Law, Colin Firth, Dominic
West and Nicole Kidman. It is 1920 and Eugene Gant leaves the
American South for Harvard, New York and Europe, determined to make
his way as a writer. On the boat home, he meets Esther Jack, the
woman who is to dominate his life. Autobiographical, vital and
passionate, Wolfe's second novel blazes with energy and life.
Wolfe's first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, is also now available in
Penguin Classics. Together, the two novels tell the story of Eugene
Gant, Wolfe's fictional alter-ego, as he grows up in a
dysfunctional family in the American South and discovers his true
vocation as a writer. This new edition includes an introduction by
Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian.
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The Historian (Paperback)
Elizabeth Kostova
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R674
R560
Discovery Miles 5 600
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The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a
celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a
compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San
Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully
written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a
labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an
inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the
Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work
alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an
adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and
dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe--in a feat of
storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has
enthralled readers around the world. "Part thriller, part history,
part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has
a marvelous tale to tell." --Baltimore Sun
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The Shadow Land (Paperback)
Elizabeth Kostova
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R502
R388
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From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novelthat spans the past and the present—and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country.
A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi—and realizes too late that she has accidentally kept one of their bags. Inside she finds an ornately carved wooden box engraved with a name: Stoyan Lazarov. Raising the hinged lid, she discovers that she is holding an urn filled with human ashes.
As Alexandra sets out to locate the family and return this precious item, she will first have to uncover the secrets of a talented musician who was shattered by political oppression—and she will find out all too quickly that this knowledge is fraught with its own danger.
Elizabeth Kostova’s new novel is a tale of immense scope that delves into the horrors of a century and traverses the culture and landscape of this mysterious country. Suspenseful and beautifully written, it explores the power of stories, the pull of the past, and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss.
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Look Homeward, Angel (Paperback)
Thomas Wolfe; Introduction by Elizabeth Kostova
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R325
R269
Discovery Miles 2 690
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The first novel by the great American novelist, now the subject of
a major new film, Genius, starring Jude Law, Colin Firth, Dominic
West and Nicole Kidman. Eugene Gant, born in 1900 to hard-drinking
stone-cutter Oliver and entrepreneurial Eliza, grows up in
small-town America. Both lonely outsider and passionate chronicler
of American life, Eugene experiences upheaval and family tragedy
before coming to realise that he must leave his home behind if he
is to forge his own path in the world. This is the dazzlingly rich
first novel from one of the most brilliant and mercurial voices of
early twentieth-century, who was a major influence on writers
including Hunter S. Thompson, Ray Bradbury, Philip Roth and the
Beats. This new edition includes an introduction by Elizabeth
Kostova, author of The Historian. Wolfe's second novel, Of Time and
the River, continuing the story of Eugene Gant, is also now
available in Penguin Classics.
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The Swan Thieves (Paperback)
Elizabeth Kostova; Read by Treat Williams
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R361
R300
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Andrew Marlow, a psychiatrist, has a perfectly ordered
life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and
the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when the
renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National
Gallery of Art and becomes Marlow's patient.
When Oliver refuses to talk or cooperate, Marlow finds himself
going beyond his own legal and ethical boundaries to understand the
secret that torments this silent genius, a journey that will lead
him into the lives of the women closest to Robert Oliver and toward
a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.
Moving from American museums to the coast of Normandy, from the
late nineteenth century to the late twentieth, from young love to
last love, THE SWAN THIEVES is a story of obsession, the losses of
history, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
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