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Utgitt:
2018
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
Sider: 384
ISBN: 9780241977132
Format: 20 x 13 cm
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«A worthy sequel... His book is not only an impressive recreation of James's atmospheres and pacing, but also full of minor cliff-hangers and page-turning suspenses that keep you guessing»
«A brilliant feat of literary ventriloquism... Richly enjoyable and enthralling, this exercise in creative empathy is a sequel of very high finish»
«John Banville is one of the best novelists in English, and an expert ventriloquist, among other things . . . Mrs Osmond is both a remarkable novel in its own right and a superb pastiche»
«It's brilliant. It's John Banville camouflaged as Henry James - it's very, very interesting»
«Written with near-Jamesian elegance»
«John Banville has long been the most distinctive Irish novelist of his generation »
«This is a superbly written novel ... Mrs Osmond represents an important contribution to Banville's impressive oeuvre»
«John Banville is simply the finest writer at work today, a prolific prose stylist whose work has only deepened in quality throughout his career»
«Banville is one of the writers I admire the most - few people can create an image as beautifully or precisely»
«This engrossing and often beautiful novel is a true work of art that rewards careful reading»
«The Booker prize winning author - widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in English today - has produced what many already consider a literary masterpiece»
«Banville's sequel to Henry James's "Portrait of a Lady" follows Isabel Archer back to Rome and the possible end of her marriage»
«An astonishing act of literary ventriloquism»
«Uncannily good at replicating James's style, it pays appealing tribute to his genius»
«John Banville channelled Henry James in the Portrait of a Lady sequel»