Possession

When mild-mannered and unremarkable academic Roland Mitchell stumbles upon a letter written by Victorian poet Randolph Ash to a mysterious woman with whom he seems to be infatuated, he is determined to uncover the truth. Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, Possession defies categorization. Rich in symmetry and symbolism, brimming over with myth, poetry and fairy tale, Byatt''s masterpiece is part literary detective story, part academic satire and part historical novel. At its heart, however, is a compelling romance that draws the reader into the mirrored worlds of two couples, past and present, and explores the nature of obsession, possession and love.

Product details

• Authors: A S Byatt, A. S. Byatt, A.S. Byatt
• Assisted by: Philip Hensher (Introduction), Hensher Philip (Introduction)
• Publisher: Everyman's Library UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2013
• EAN: 9781841593555
• ISBN: 978-1-84159-355-5
• No. of pages: 568
• Dimensions: 32 mm x 210 mm x 135 mm
• Series: Everyman's Library Classics; Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, romance; poetry; victorian; booker prize winner