The Luminaries

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Beschreibung

<b>WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE</b><b>'A breathtakingly ambitious mystery ... as beautiful as it is triumphant' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><b>An astonishing, epic story of promise, deceit and desperation in New Zealand's gold rush.</b><i>'What brings a fellow down here, you know, to the ends of the earth - what sparks a man?'</i> It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a woman has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky. <i>The Luminaries</i> is an extraordinary piece of fiction, both a ghost story and a gripping mystery. Set amidst the promise, deceit and desperation of the mid-19th century goldrush, the lives of its rich, complex cast unspool through a labyrinthine, celestial pattern. Fiendishly clever and vividly rendered, <i>The Luminaries</i> established Catton as one of the brightest stars in the firmament. <b>'A book to curl up with and devour, intricately plotted and extravagantly described, a pastiche of the Victorian sensation novel in the same smart yet playful vein as Sarah Waters' <i>Guardian</i></b>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781783787265

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 135 x 65 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Granta Publications