Mefisto

AvJohn Banville

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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Is there a numerical solution to the quest for the meaning of life?A brilliant reworking of the classic Dr Faustus theme by Booker Prize-winning author John Banville, Mefisto focuses on the mathematically gifted Gabriel Swan, who seeks a numerical solution to his quest for order and meaning in life.With characteristic wit and mesmeric prose, John Banville’s richly imagined novel Mefisto is an ode to philosophy, beauty, and identity.‘Fable, intellectual thriller, Gothic extravaganza, symbolist conundrum . . . a true work of art’ Sunday Independent

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-02-11
Mått:130 x 197 x 13 mm
Vikt:241 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Pan Macmillan
ISBN:9781035083077

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John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of many highly acclaimed and prize-winning novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Booker Prize, and the Revolutions, Frames, and Cleave trilogies. He has been awarded the Franz Kafka Prize and a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.

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Mefisto renders all superlatives woefully inadequate . . . Undisputed master of language, the laconic pause and the blackly comic, Banville is a supreme stylist . . . He is a magician . . . Another expectedly astonishing and very daring display from this richly, almost wickedly, gifted artist