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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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The planet Quinta is pocked by ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. In stark contrast, the crew of the spaceship Hermes represents a knowledge-seeking Earth. As they approach Quinta, a dark poetry takes over and leads them into a nightmare of misunderstanding. Translated by Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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ISBN:
9780156306300
Translator:
Kandel, Michael
Author:
Kandel, Michael
Author:
Lem, Stanislaw
Publisher:
Harvest Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Life on other planets
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Science / General
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Science fiction
Publication Date:
March 1988
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
806x582x85 96
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