A serious and complicated novel which deserves praise . . . an outstandingly well-written and constructed book.
Guardian
Compelling . . . strange and wonderful and frightening.<i> </i>
New Yorker
Risk analyst James Axton lives in Athens and works across Greece and the Middle East, part of a community of American ex-pats that includes his estranged wife and child. Their peripatetic existence is interrupted when a horrific, unexplained murder on the island of Kouros becomes the catalyst for Axton becoming embroiled in a dizzying conspiracy of ritualistic violence, cultism, and ancient languages. Evocative, complex and beguiling, The Names is another major work from one of the 20th century’s great prose stylists.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Les mer
A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss, and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself.
A serious and complicated novel which deserves praise . . . an outstandingly well-written and constructed book.
A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss, and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781529092103
Publisert
2022-11-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Picador
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
131 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416
Forfatter