The Bay Of Noon by Shirley Hazzard - ISBN: 9781860494543
Paperback
Fleeing darkness, a young woman steps through a looking glass in Naples.

The Bay Of Noon

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 1998

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Summary

The scene is Naples, against whose ancient and fantastic background the modern action takes place.

Among the protagonists is Jenny, young and pretty, who has come to Naples in flight from a sombre drama, unaware that a larger drama waits her there.

She has an introduction to a Neapolitan woman, and one day she idly follows it up. This is her leap through the looking glass.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781860494543
ISBN-10:1860494544
Author:Shirley Hazzard
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:31 August 1998
Weight:134g
Dimensions:196mm x 132mm x 13mm
Series:Virago Modern Classics
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Critics Review

Shirley Hazzard achieves an extraordinary density of tone in this slim little book, which is as poised and vivid today as when it was first published in 1970

‘Miss Hazzard’s mind is a revolving light that picks a scene, holds it in utmost clarity for a moment against the surrounding darkness and moves on’ NEW YORK TIMES

About The Author

Shirley Hazzard

Shirley Hazzard was born in Sydney in 1931. She has lived in Hong Kong, New Zealand and New York where she worked for the United Nations. She is a past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Academy Award and the O. Henry Short Story Award.

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