The Master
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2004
Picador (Verlag)
978-0-330-43616-8 (ISBN)
Picador (Verlag)
978-0-330-43616-8 (ISBN)
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A remarkable novel about Henry James, the American-born novelist and a connoisseur of exile
It is January 1895 and Henry James’s play, GUY DOMVILLE, from which he hoped to make his fortune, has failed on the London stage.
Opening with this disaster, The Master spans the next five years of James’s life, during which time he moves to Rye in Sussex, having found his dream retreat. There he writes his short masterpiece THE TURN OF THE SCREW, a tale in which he incorporates many details from his own life, including his experiences as a member of one of the great eccentric American families and, later, an exile in England. Impelled by the need to work and haunted by his past – including his failure to fight in the American Civil War, and the golden summer of 1865, and the death of his sister Alice -- James is watchful and witty, relishing the England in which he has come to live and regretting the New England he has left.
It is January 1895 and Henry James’s play, GUY DOMVILLE, from which he hoped to make his fortune, has failed on the London stage.
Opening with this disaster, The Master spans the next five years of James’s life, during which time he moves to Rye in Sussex, having found his dream retreat. There he writes his short masterpiece THE TURN OF THE SCREW, a tale in which he incorporates many details from his own life, including his experiences as a member of one of the great eccentric American families and, later, an exile in England. Impelled by the need to work and haunted by his past – including his failure to fight in the American Civil War, and the golden summer of 1865, and the death of his sister Alice -- James is watchful and witty, relishing the England in which he has come to live and regretting the New England he has left.
Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 111 x 178 mm |
| Gewicht | 187 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| ISBN-10 | 0-330-43616-3 / 0330436163 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-330-43616-8 / 9780330436168 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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