Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
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Publicado por William Heinemann, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
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Publicado por William Heinemann 25/07/2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
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Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
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Publicado por Windmill Books 16/07/2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
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Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
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Publicado por William Heinemann, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
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Publicado por William Heinemann, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
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Publicado por Cornerstone, United Kingdom, London, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. __________________________________________ 'One of the funniest, most finely achieved comic novels, even by her own standard I think its a masterpiece.' ALI SMITH I think Nicola Barker is incapable of a dull page. [Her work] is unified by its spirit of adventure. KEVIN BARRY Charles, a forty-year-old boutique teddy bear maker and wearer of ironic t-shirts, is trying and failing to sell his small, characterless house in Llandudno. His estate agent Avigail, whose name is definitely not Abigail, is trying in vain to rein in Charless most unhelpful eccentricities, especially his repeated recounting to prospective buyers of a failed burglary that took place twelve years ago. When Wang Shu and her daughter Ying Yue view the house, Wang Shu is mysteriously struck by a falling oyster shell the first in a series of seemingly innocuous events distort the reality of the characters lives and cause them to question their very existence. As religious epiphanies bump up against declarations of love, the characters begin to sabotage the fictional world they inhabit, causing our entire understanding of the book and of the boundaries between fiction and real life to be radically upended. A tour de force that twists the novel into new shapes, I Am Sovereign sees Nicola Barker at her most joyful, provocative and riotous. __________________________________________ 'She really is a genius. GUARDIAN Life-affirming hilarity Evelyn Waugh on ecstasy. NELL ZINK 'A madly brilliant little book that asks who at any point is in control of what. I loved it.' DAILY MAIL Nicola Barkers wildness and capacity for the absurd often delight me. SARAH MOSS What an audacious writer Nicola Barker is In an era when plot is king, Barker has typically, joyously, dispensed with one Barkers pleasure in the novella feels defiant. EVENING STANDARD I Am Sovereign is bursting with energy, compassion and humour. LITERARY REVIEW Barker is a writer in a class of her own A work of coruscating intelligence, of deep humanity. OBSERVER A riotous burst of a novel that scrutinises the nature of fiction with the lightest of touches. MAIL ON SUNDAY A bracing, brilliantly bonkers comic novel This is freewheeling fiction that delights in the visual. SUNDAY TIMES Barkers writing is very, very funny, both ha ha and strange . Fans of Ali Smiths Seasonal Quartet will enjoy a similarly arch, detached view on the banality of contemporary Britain . A gloriously audacious blend of, well, the deep and the trite. INDEPENDENT. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por William Heinemann 25/07/2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino Unido
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Publicado por Windmill Books 16/07/2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino Unido
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Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_GOOD. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_GOOD. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: NEW.
Publicado por Cornerstone, London, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: NEW. Paperback. A bold and hilarious hand grenade of a book that twists the novel into new shapes as the characters seemingly sabotage the fictional world they inhabit, I Am Sovereign sees Nicola Barker at her most joyful, provocative and riotous; it is the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.__________________________________________'One of the funniest, most finely achieved comic novels, even by her own standard . I think it's a masterpiece.' ALI SMITH'I think Nicola Barker is incapable of a dull page. Her work is unified by its spirit of adventure.' KEVIN BARRYHow long does it take to change the world?Could it happen in approximately twenty minutes?Charles, a forty-year-old teddy bear maker, is trying to sell his late mother's house, helped by his estate agent Avigail (who thinks Charles is an imbecile). The prospective buyers- the fearsome Wang Shu - who has no desire to make idle chit-chat - and her downtrodden daughter, Ying Yue.During the twenty-minute viewing a huge number of things happen, although it is also entirely possible that nothing happens at all. Which is it? Can the world really turn on its axis during a mundane discussion about cheese preservation? Has fiction the power to do that? Should it even want to?__________________________________________'She really is a genius.' GUARDIAN'Life-affirming hilarity - Evelyn Waugh on ecstasy.' NELL ZINK'A madly brilliant little book that asks who at any point is in control of what. I loved it.' DAILY MAIL'Nicola Barker's wildness and capacity for the absurd often delight me.' SARAH MOSS'What an audacious writer Nicola Barker is . In an era when plot is king, Barker has typically, joyously, dispensed with one . Barker's pleasure in the novella feels defiant.' EVENING STANDARD'I Am Sovereign is bursting with energy, compassion and humour.' LITERARY REVIEW'Barker is a writer in a class of her own . A work of coruscating intelligence, of deep humanity.' OBSERVER'A riotous burst of a novel that scrutinises the nature of fiction with the lightest of touches.' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A bracing, brilliantly bonkers comic novel . This is freewheeling fiction that delights in the visual.' SUNDAY TIMES'Barker's writing is very, very funny, both ha ha and strange . Fans of Ali Smith's "Seasonal Quartet" will enjoy a similarly arch, detached view on the banality of contemporary Britain . A gloriously audacious blend of, well, the deep and the trite.' INDEPENDENT Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Publicado por William Heinemann, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Reino Unido
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Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por Cornerstone, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Reino Unido
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Publicado por William Heinemann, 2019
ISBN 10: 1785152262 ISBN 13: 9781785152269
Librería: Infinity Books Japan, Tokyo, TKY, Japon
Hardback. Condición: UNSPECIFIED. 'An anarchic and lovingly perverse writer.' Ali Smith 'I think Nicola Barker is incapable of a dull page. [Her work] is unified b y its spirit of adventure.' Kevin Barry 'She really is a genius.' Guardian Charles, a forty-year-old boutique teddy bear maker and wearer of ironic t- shirts, is trying - and failing - to sell his small, characterless house in Llandudno. Avigail, yes Avigail, his estate agent, is trying - mostly in v ain - to rein in Charles's most unhelpful eccentricities, including his rep eated recounting to potential buyers of an unsuccessful burglary that took place twelve years ago. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. When Wang Shu and her daughter view the house, a series of seemingly innocu ous events distorts the reality of the characters' lives, causing Avigail t o revaluate her beliefs - and all of the characters to question their very existence. As religious epiphanies bump up against declarations of love, examinations of subjectivity hurtle into meditations on the history of culture, our enti re understanding of the book - and of the boundaries between fiction and re al life - is radically upended. A tour de force in miniature form that twists the novel into new shapes as the characters sabotage the fictional world they inhabit, I Am Sovereign sees Nicola Barker at her most joyful, provocative and riotous.
Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
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Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: NEW.
Publicado por Cornerstone, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por Cornerstone, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlanda
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Publicado por Cornerstone, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Reino Unido
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Publicado por Cornerstone Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: NEW. Neuware - Charles is trying to sell his characterless house in Llandudno. When Wang Shu and her daughter Ying Yue view and house and are mysteriously struck by an oyster shell, a series of innocuous events cause them to question their very existence. 'A bracing, brilliantly bonkers comic novel. This is freewheeling fiction that delights in the visual.' 'Sunday Times'.
Publicado por Windmill Books, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786090953 ISBN 13: 9781786090959
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: NEW. 224 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.55 inches. In Stock.