The Quickening Maze - 9780143117797
Un libro in lingua di Adam Foulds edito da Penguin Group USA, 2010
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A visionary novel by "one of the most talented writers of his generation" (The Times Literary Supplement)-shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Based on real events, The Quickening Maze won over UK critics and readers alike with its rapturous prose and vivid exploration of poetry and madness. Historically accurate yet brilliantly imagined, this is the debut publication of this elegant and riveting novel in the United States.
In 1837, after years of struggling with alcoholism and depression, the great nature poet John Clare finds himself in High Beach- a mental institution located in Epping Forest on the outskirts of London. It is not long before another famed writer, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and grows entwined in the catastrophic schemes of the hospital's owner, the peculiar Dr. Matthew Allen, his lonely adolescent daughter, and a coterie of mysterious local characters. With lyrical grace, the cloistered world of High Beach and its residents are brought richly to life in this enchanting book.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Quickening Maze
- Sottotitolo: A Novel
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Adam Foulds
- Editore: Penguin Group USA
- Collana: Penguin Group USA (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 29 Giugno '10
- Genere: FICTION
- Argomenti : Poets, English 19th century Mental health Fiction Psychiatric hospitals England London History 19th century Fiction Mentally ill Commitment and detention England London History 19th century Fiction
- Pagine: 258
- ISBN-10: 0143117793
- EAN-13: 9780143117797