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Thirteen Ways Of Looking

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Perspective-shifting novella exploring memory and meaning.

Thirteen Ways of Looking could be a good read for someone who enjoys character-driven stories with intricate plotlines. The novella's unique feature is its style of storytelling, which shifts perspectives and explores different ways of understanding memory and meaning. The accompanying stories in Afghanistan, Galway, and London also highlight the author's ability to imagine immensities in small corners of life. Readers may appreciate the lyrical, hypnotic prose and the dedication to portraying humanity's search for meaning and grace.

  • The Story Prize Nominee (2015)
  • The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award Nominee for 'What Time is it Now, Where You Are?' (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Thirteen Ways Of Looking

by Colum McCann
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ISBN: 9781408869857
Authors: Colum McCann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Publication: 2016-09-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Mystery, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 6641 readers)

Description

On a cold day in January, J. Mendelssohn wakes in his Upper East Side apartment. Old and frail, the former judge waits for the heating to come on, the clacking of the pipes stirring memories of his past. He meets his son for lunch, who departs mid-meal, leaving Mendelssohn to eat alone.Moments after he leaves the restaurant, he is brutally attacked. Detectives comb through footage of his movements, their work like that of a poet searching for a word that will suddenly make sense of everything. Told from multiple perspectives, Thirteen Ways of Looking is a ground-breaking novella of extraordinary resonance. Accompanied by three powerful stories set in Afghanistan, Galway and London, this is a tribute to humanity's search for meaning and grace, from a writer at the height of his form.
 

Perspective-shifting novella exploring memory and meaning.

Thirteen Ways of Looking could be a good read for someone who enjoys character-driven stories with intricate plotlines. The novella's unique feature is its style of storytelling, which shifts perspectives and explores different ways of understanding memory and meaning. The accompanying stories in Afghanistan, Galway, and London also highlight the author's ability to imagine immensities in small corners of life. Readers may appreciate the lyrical, hypnotic prose and the dedication to portraying humanity's search for meaning and grace.

  • The Story Prize Nominee (2015)
  • The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award Nominee for 'What Time is it Now, Where You Are?' (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.