ISBN: 9781775533030 - the fall of light (2 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 344 pages. light wearAn excitingly contemporary and innovative blend of a beautifully written novel w ith pictures by a critically acclaimed author. Rudy is a successful architect, b ut life is not as happy as it should be. His work leaves him artistically frustr ated, his wife and two young daughters have moved out of the house he designed f or them, and his pushy young associate is vying for design supremacy. When a Ves pa accident puts him into hospital and forces him to recuperate at home, he look s in danger of losing everything, but it is then that his repressed artistic yea rnings start to make their presence felt, not just in the glass creations he beg ins to craft, but also in his strange, vivid dreams. This is a terrific novel in its own right, but with Sarah Laing's superb ink-wash drawings, interspersing t he text, it offers an additional and intriguingly innovative way to tell a story .…

Paperback. Condición: Fine. An excitingly contemporary and innovative blend of a beautifully written novel with pictures by a critically acclaimed author. Rudy is a successful architect, but life is not as happy as it should be. His work leaves him artistically frustrated, his wife and two young daughters have moved out of the house he designed for them, and his pushy young associate is vying for design supremacy. When a Vespa accident puts him into hospital and forces him to recuperate at home, he looks in danger of losing everything, but it is then that his repressed artistic yearnings start to make their presence felt, not just in the glass creations he begins to craft, but also in his strange, vivid dreams. This is a terrific novel in its own right, but with Sarah Laing's superb ink-wash drawings, interspersing the text, it offers an additional and intriguingly innovative way to tell a story. Heavy. 341 pages.…