The Echo Chamber: A Cultural History of Shoplifting
Autor Luke Williamsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2012 – vârsta de la 18 ani
A compelling story of family, empire, and memory—"an ambitious and prize-worthy debut" (The Sunday Times, London)
Luke Williams's exquisitely written debut novel is narrated by Evie Steppman, a woman born with an extraordinarily acute sense of hearing. Now, at fifty-four, alone in an attic in Scotland that is filled with objects from her past, and with her powers of hearing starting to fade, she sets out to record the events of her life. From her recollections come an outpouring of stories that transcend history; tales of a twelfth-century mapmaker mingle with memories of Evie's childhood growing up in Nigeria in the 1950s and her travels across America in the 1960s. Williams's fascination with history and his talent for evoking multiple voices will bring to mind the work of Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell.
Luke Williams's exquisitely written debut novel is narrated by Evie Steppman, a woman born with an extraordinarily acute sense of hearing. Now, at fifty-four, alone in an attic in Scotland that is filled with objects from her past, and with her powers of hearing starting to fade, she sets out to record the events of her life. From her recollections come an outpouring of stories that transcend history; tales of a twelfth-century mapmaker mingle with memories of Evie's childhood growing up in Nigeria in the 1950s and her travels across America in the 1960s. Williams's fascination with history and his talent for evoking multiple voices will bring to mind the work of Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143121138
ISBN-10: 0143121138
Pagini: 371
Dimensiuni: 135 x 201 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0143121138
Pagini: 371
Dimensiuni: 135 x 201 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Notă biografică
Luke Williams was born in 1977. He grew up in Fife, Scotland, and now divides his time between Edinburgh and London. The Echo Chamber is his first novel.
Descriere
Impressive in its scope and ambition, this first novel is at once a family saga, a book that reimagines the myth of the empire, and a history of objects. Narrated by 54-year-old Evie Steppman, who grew up in Nigeria in the 1950s during the last decade of British rule.