Geoff Ryman

The King's Last Song

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Produktbeschreibung

Can a twelfth-century Cambodian king's sense of compassion and justice translate to the present?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Small Beer Press
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9781931520560
• ISBN-10: 1931520569
• Artikelnr.: 23811823

Autorenporträt

Geoff Ryman is the author of the novels Air (Clarke and Tiptree Award winner) and The Unconquered Country (World Fantasy Award winner). Canadian by birth, he has lilved in Cambodia and Brazil and now teaches creative writing at the University of Manchester in England.

Rezensionen

'Inordinately readable ... brilliant ... this intricate double-sided tapestry is woven with ambiguities that mesmerise ... its leavening of invention with compassion is as good as it gets.' Justin Wintle, Independent

'Sweeping and beautiful ... the complex story tears the veil from a hidden world.' Times

'A marvellous book about the making of souls.' Time Out

'A mesmerising, modern quest novel that subtly and shiningly evokes ancient and modern clashes of Eastern and Western culture.' Saga Magazine

'Geoff Ryman has the true novelist's gift - he takes the reader inside other lives and other cultures, and makes them live with the utmost vividness. In this case we experience Cambodia in all its beauty and conflict, both past and present. Another masterpiece by one of the greatest fiction writers of our time.' Kim Stanley Robinson

'A fascinating panorama of Cambodian life, past and present. The original subject-matter, broad scope and elegant style make for an exceptionally enlightening read.' Michael Arditti