Astral Travel

Cultural, religious and sexual prejudice reverberate through the generations in this story of a charismatic Irishman's effect on his family. Conveys a sense of the power of storytelling. Comparable to W. G. Sebald's "Austerlitz".

Info autore

Elizabeth Baines is the author of two short story collections and three novels (all available from Salt), and has written prize-winning drama for BBC Radio 4. In the past, Elizabeth has written, performed and produced plays for fringe theatre, has worked as a secondary-school teacher and has taught Creative Writing at Manchester University and the Bolton Institute. She was born in South Wales and now lives in Manchester where she brought up her two sons.

Riassunto

Astral Travel, about a charismatic but troubled Irishman and his effect on his family, explores the way that the secrets forged by cultural, religious and sexual prejudice can reverberate down the generations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Baines
• Editore: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781784632199
• ISBN: 978-1-78463-219-9
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Serie: Salt Modern Fiction
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general