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Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was: 'A brief, brilliant jewel of a book' Guardian

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Présentation de l'éditeur Reykjavik, 1918. The eruptions of the Katla volcano darken the sky night and day. Yet despite the natural disaster, the shortage of coal and the Great War still raging in the outside world, life in the small capital goes on as always. Sixteen-year-old Máni Steinn lives for the movies. Awake, he lives on the fringes of society. Asleep, he dreams in pictures, the threads of his own life weaving through the tapestry of the films he loves. When the Spanish flu epidemic comes ashore, killing hundreds of townspeople and forcing thousands to their sick beds, the shadows that linger at the edges of existence grow darker and Máni is forced to re-evaluate both the society around him and his role in it. Evoking the moment when Iceland's saga culture met the new narrative form of the cinema and when the isolated island became swept up in global events, this is the story of a misfit transformed by his experiences in a world where life and death, reality and imagination, secrets and revelations jostle for dominance. Revue de presse Sjón's prose is never histrionic or overwrought, balancing rage and hallucination . . . with a gentleness of spirit, an affection for precision and the small scale. The result is sure to delight his fans and convert many new ones. (Hari Kunzru Guardian) MOONSTONE is Sjón's slim, simmering masterpiece. Vibrant and visceral, briskly paced but meditative, unsettling yet droll and flecked with beauty, it is a pitch-perfect study of transgression, survival and love. ( David Mitchell) A work of miniaturist perfection: a brief, brilliant jewel of a book in which each paragraph is precision-cut, each sentence burnished. (Sarah Crown Guardian) A magical book, the work of a great illusionist. You see the historical moment unfurl, luminous with desire and imagination and the flames of an erupting volcano, dark with repression, disease and death. You see it all through the poetic, poignant images of Máni Steinn's story. And then in a final flourish you see it all vanish in a way that makes it unforgettable. ( Adam Foulds) Sjòn's Moonstone is a marvel of a novel, queer in every sense of the word - an impeccable little gem ( Rabih Alameddine) ICELAND: -A masterful, intricately woven story with unforgettable images, an intense style, and a unique hero. The reading experience of the year. ( Frettabladid) A joy to read. An amazing book. ( DV Daily) DENMARK:- ****** A small, poignant novel about the greatest things. (6 out of 6 stars) ( Politiken) ***** Concentrated enjoyment (5 out of 5 stars) ( Berlingske Tidende) ****** Sublime (6 out of 6 stars) ( Weekendavisen) FINLAND: -A fascinating story about an exotic country in a time of plight. Sjón manages to distil great emotions into short sentences. ( Iltalehden Ilona) Biographie de l'auteur Born in Reykjavik in 1962, Sjón is a celebrated Icelandic author. He won the Nordic Council's Literary Prize for his novel The Blue Fox and the novel From The Mouth Of The Whale was shortlisted for both the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was was awarded the 2013 Icelandic Literary Prize. Also a poet, librettist and lyricist, he has worked with his countrywoman Björk, written three operas and published eleven volumes of poetry. His novels have been translated into thirty languages. He lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two children. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

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Présentation de l'éditeur Reykjavik, 1918. The eruptions of the Katla volcano darken the sky night and day. Yet despite the natural disaster, the shortage of coal and the Great War still raging in the outside world, life in the small capital goes on as always. Sixteen-year-old Máni Steinn lives for the movies. Awake, he lives on the fringes of society. Asleep, he dreams in pictures, the threads of his own life weaving through the tapestry of the films he loves. When the Spanish flu epidemic comes ashore, killing hundreds of townspeople and forcing thousands to their sick beds, the shadows that linger at the edges of existence grow darker and Máni is forced to re-evaluate both the society around him and his role in it. Evoking the moment when Iceland's saga culture met the new narrative form of the cinema and when the isolated island became swept up in global events, this is the story of a misfit transformed by his experiences in a world where life and death, reality and imagination, secrets and revelations jostle for dominance. Revue de presse Sjón's prose is never histrionic or overwrought, balancing rage and hallucination . . . with a gentleness of spirit, an affection for precision and the small scale. The result is sure to delight his fans and convert many new ones. (Hari Kunzru Guardian) MOONSTONE is Sjón's slim, simmering masterpiece. Vibrant and visceral, briskly paced but meditative, unsettling yet droll and flecked with beauty, it is a pitch-perfect study of transgression, survival and love. ( David Mitchell) A work of miniaturist perfection: a brief, brilliant jewel of a book in which each paragraph is precision-cut, each sentence burnished. (Sarah Crown Guardian) A magical book, the work of a great illusionist. You see the historical moment unfurl, luminous with desire and imagination and the flames of an erupting volcano, dark with repression, disease and death. You see it all through the poetic, poignant images of Máni Steinn's story. And then in a final flourish you see it all vanish in a way that makes it unforgettable. ( Adam Foulds) Sjòn's Moonstone is a marvel of a novel, queer in every sense of the word - an impeccable little gem ( Rabih Alameddine) ICELAND: -A masterful, intricately woven story with unforgettable images, an intense style, and a unique hero. The reading experience of the year. ( Frettabladid) A joy to read. An amazing book. ( DV Daily) DENMARK:- ****** A small, poignant novel about the greatest things. (6 out of 6 stars) ( Politiken) ***** Concentrated enjoyment (5 out of 5 stars) ( Berlingske Tidende) ****** Sublime (6 out of 6 stars) ( Weekendavisen) FINLAND: -A fascinating story about an exotic country in a time of plight. Sjón manages to distil great emotions into short sentences. ( Iltalehden Ilona) Biographie de l'auteur Born in Reykjavik in 1962, Sjón is a celebrated Icelandic author. He won the Nordic Council's Literary Prize for his novel The Blue Fox and the novel From The Mouth Of The Whale was shortlisted for both the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was was awarded the 2013 Icelandic Literary Prize. Also a poet, librettist and lyricist, he has worked with his countrywoman Björk, written three operas and published eleven volumes of poetry. His novels have been translated into thirty languages. He lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two children. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

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Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was: 'A brief, brilliant jewel of a book' Guardian
Editeur
Sceptre
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Publication
09 février 2017
Pages
160
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19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
Poids
133
ISBN-13
9781473613157
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