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- The classic novel by "Irish master" (New Yorker) and Booker Prize-winner John Banville brings to life the dramatic and surprising world of sixteenth-century astronomer Nicolas Copernicus and the theory that would shatter the medieval view of the universe.
- Author(s): John Banville
- 320 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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Book Synopsis
The classic novel by "Irish master" (New Yorker) and Booker Prize-winner John Banville brings to life the dramatic and surprising world of sixteenth-century astronomer Nicolas Copernicus and the theory that would shatter the medieval view of the universe. Sixteenth-century Europe is teeming with change and controversy: wars are being waged by princes and bishops and the repercussions of Luther are being felt through a convulsing Germany. In a remote corner of Poland, a modest canon is practicing medicine and studying the heavens, preparing a theory that will shatter the medieval view of the universe. In this astonishing work of historical imagination, John Banville offers a vivid portrait of a man of painful reticence. For, in a world that is equal parts splendor and barbarism, an obscure cleric who seeks "the secret music of the universe" poses a most devastating threat. "A tour de force... Exciting, beautifully written and astonishingly redolent of the late medieval world." --The TimesReview Quotes
"The Irish master." --New Yorker
"One periodically rereads a [Banville] sentence just to marvel at its beauty, originality and elegance." --USA TODAY "John Banville deserves his Booker Prize." --Los Angeles Times Book Review
"[Banville's] books are like baroque cathedrals, filled with elaborate passages." --Paris Review "A grand writer with a seductive style." --Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "Banville is a master at capturing the most fleeting memory or excruciating twinge of self-awareness with riveting accuracy." --People "A brilliant stylist." --Christian Science Monitor "Represents a watershed in contemporary Irish writing." --Colm Tóibín "John Banville is the heir to Nabokov." --Sunday Telegraph "One of the best novelists in English." --Edmund White, Guardian "He cannot write an unpolished phrase, so we read him slowly, relishing the stream of pleasures he affords." --The Independent (UK) "The heir to Proust." --Daily Beast "A great storyteller." --Observer "Banville's ventriloquism is word-perfect." --Vulture
Dimensions (Overall): 6.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Theme: Renaissance
Format: Paperback
Author: John Banville
Language: English
Street Date: February 13, 2024
TCIN: 89508958
UPC: 9781335145895
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-6880
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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