The Glass Room
shortlisted for the booker prize
$24.79
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2010
Summary
The Landauer House: A Legacy in Glass
High on a Czechoslovak hill, the Landauer House shines as a wonder of steel and glass and onyx, built for newlyweds Viktor and Liesel Landauer. But the radiant honesty of 1930 quickly tarnishes as the storm clouds of WW2 gather, and the family must flee.
The house’s story is far from over, and as it passes from hand to hand, from Czech to Russian, both the best and the worst of the history of Eastern Europe becomes embodied within its be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349121321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 034912132X |
| Series: | Abacus |
| Author: | Simon Mawer |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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** THE GLASS ROOM is a fiction of many remarkable qualities … Mawer s control of his themes of language, desire, memory and the power of place is extraordinary - as haunting and mysterious as the effect of sunlight on the wall of golden onyx that survives all the convulsions by which his characters are engulfed Jane Shilling, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
** [THE GLASS ROOM’S] poetic success is to remind us of two great gilt-edged ironies: that whatever is held to be the height of modernity is already en route to the museum, and that even cold art is the embodiment of its maker s passion - one that can prove contagious Richard T Kelly, FINANCIAL TIMES** Mawer creates a passionately detailed portrait of individuals struggling to snatch order and happiness from frightening, irrational times … THE GLASS ROOM achieves a rare feat of being truly enjoyable to read. Rachel Aspden, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH** ‘Love triangles litter Mawer’s story. They bear witness to his great talent for grasping the non-linear nature of desire. Philip Oltermann, THE TIMES** Exciting, profoundly affecting and altogether wonderful DAILY MAIL A novel of remarkable qualities DAILY TELEGRAPH Compelling. A wholly enjoyable and moving read INDEPENDENT Truly enjoyable to read SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Transcends mere cleverness to become profound GUARDIAN Exciting, profound and altogether wonderful DAILY MAIL Definitely Booker-ish SPECTATORAbout The Author
Simon Mawer
Simon Mawer was born in 1948 in England, and spent his childhood there, in Cyprus and in Malta. He has lived with his wife in Italy for more than 20 years, and he teaches at the English School in Rome.
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