Drood - 9780316120616
Un libro in lingua di Dan Simmons edito da Grand Central Pub, 2011
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On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world--hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever.
Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of
Just as he did in The Terror, Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dickens's friend, frequent collaborator, and Salieri-style secret rival), DROOD explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to Dickens's final, unfinished work: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Chilling, haunting, and utterly original, DROOD is Dan Simmons at his powerful best.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Drood
- Sottotitolo: A Novel
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Dan Simmons
- Editore: Grand Central Pub
- Collana: Grand Central Pub (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Gennaio '11
- Genere: FICTION
- Pagine: 946
- ISBN-10: 0316120618
- EAN-13: 9780316120616