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Goldberg: Variations

by Gabriel Josipovici

ISBN13: 9780060897239
ISBN10: 0060897236
Condition: Standard
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At the turn of the eighteenth century, a writer—a Jew—enters an English country manor, where he has been invited to read through the night to his host until the gentleman falls asleep. What unfolds then are seemingly unconnected stories covering a vast array of topics—from incest to madness to a poetic competition in the court of George III. And what emerges by the end is a breathtaking tapestry in which past and present, imagination and truth, are intricately woven together into one remarkable whole.

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One of Europe's most innovative and admired thinkers and writers, Gabriel Josipovici has published more than a dozen novels, three volumes of short stories, several books of criticism, and plays that are widely performed throughout Europe. He lives in Lewes, England.

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: Katherine Stevens, May 1, 2011 (view all comments by Katherine Stevens)
A meta modern-day version of 1001 Arabian Nights if Scheherazade couldn't come up with any stories that weren't about herself. Broken into 30 sections, we begin the book thinking each of the last 29 chapters is what Goldberg is reading to his employer to try to help him sleep. But as the stories and the narrator's voice separate and merge and details get mixed up, our assumptions devolve. Puzzling, like how a butterfly might get into someone's head, but far more pleasant.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780060897239
Author:: Josipovici, Gabriel
Publisher:: Harper Perennial
Author:: by Gabriel Josipovici
Subject:: General
Subject:: Literary
Subject:: England
Subject:: Storytelling
Subject:: General Fiction
Edition Description:: Trade PB
Publication Date:: 20070227
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 208
Dimensions:: 8.00x5.36x.52 in. .39 lbs.

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