Russell H. Greenan (1925–2023)
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- Syntymäaika
- 1925-09-17
- Kuolinaika
- 2023-07-22
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Manhattan, New York, USA
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It happened in Boston? Tekijä: Russell H. Greenan
I my god this is such a great book. The only thing Is can compare it to is The Falls film by Greenaway except the book makes more sense
“Lately I’ve come to feel that the pigeons are spying on me. What other explanation could there be?”
That’s the intriguing opening of this extremely odd book.
Apparently this is a cult classic, although that escaped my notice till recently.
I can see why it achieved that status.
This is one of the strangest books I’ve ever read. Told in the first person by an artist whose skill rivals DaVinci’s, the story unfolds as the artist slowly but relentlessly loses his mind. It’s not any easy book to read, but it becomes compelling quickly.
There are time shifts that are only noticeable after the fact; this is one way the author shows us the slowly growing confusion in the narrator’s mind.
Recommended if you like seriously odd books. CAVEAT: There’s an unpleasant animal death, to say nothing of the numerous humans who meet their demise.… (lisätietoja)
That’s the intriguing opening of this extremely odd book.
Apparently this is a cult classic, although that escaped my notice till recently.
I can see why it achieved that status.
This is one of the strangest books I’ve ever read. Told in the first person by an artist whose skill rivals DaVinci’s, the story unfolds as the artist slowly but relentlessly loses his mind. It’s not any easy book to read, but it becomes compelling quickly.
There are time shifts that are only noticeable after the fact; this is one way the author shows us the slowly growing confusion in the narrator’s mind.
Recommended if you like seriously odd books. CAVEAT: There’s an unpleasant animal death, to say nothing of the numerous humans who meet their demise.… (lisätietoja)
An expertly plotted story of the eccentric descendant of an obsessive Egyptologist and the female academic who insinuates herself into their lives. A splendidly entertaining dark comedy.
Other books have unreliable narrators; in this one even the page numbers have question marks.
Palkinnot
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