Nights at the Circus - Ausgezeichnet: James Tait Black Memorial Prize, 2012
Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 1994 |
Seiten | 368 |
Format | 13,0 x 19,8 x 2,2 cm |
B-Format | |
Gewicht | 256 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Vintage Classics |
ISBN-10 | 0099388618 |
EAN | 9780099388616 |
Bestell-Nr | 09938861EA |
'Raunchy, raucous...a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety' The Times
Klappentext:
Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan...or all fake?
Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia.
__One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World__
Rezension:
Nights at the Circus is a glorious enchantment. But an enchantment which is rooted in an earthy, rich and powerful language...It is a spell-binding achievement Literary Review