Häftad, Engelska, 2023
Of Talons and Teeth
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Beskrivning
OfTalons and Teeth is a historical novelset in pre-industrial Wales, where human love struggles to survive amidstsqualor, serfdom, and the rise of early capitalism.Keythemes include:- Amining village oppressed by both religious conformity and the birth of a newcapitalist order-Sion, a metalworker, embarks on an illicit relationship with Katherine, thewife of the mine owner's servant, challenging the transactional nature ofrelationships in a world driven by exploitation- Ablend of political anger, Celtic mysticism, and a celebration of the humanspirit’s desire for love in the face of greed and oppressionThisnovel explores the moment when people and the natural world were reduced tomere property, and when Mammon became the ruling force of society. Of Talons and Teeth is a powerfulmeditation on love, resistance, and the brutal forces of history.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2023-12-05
- Mått: 130 x 197 x 16 mm
- Vikt: 182 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 188
- Förlag: Watkins Media Limited
- ISBN: 9781915672131
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Niall Griffiths was born in Liverpool and has now lived in Wales for over a quarter of a century. An established novelist and professor of creative writing, his work has been translated into twenty languages, adapted for the screen and widely reviewed. His works include Grits, Sheepshagger and Stump.
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"This unnerving tale spits and writhes off the page. Hypnotic, mythic and visceral — its prose hewn from deep beneath the soil. Griffiths is a twenty-first-century Faulkner."
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