Everything Beautiful Began After

ISBN-13: 9781780743783 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014

Simon Van Booy

Opis

Simon Van Booy brings to the page his unique talent for poeticdialogue and sumptuous imagery in this his remarkable debutnovel of love and loss, dependence and independence.Rebecca has come to Athens to paint. Born and raised in the south ofFrance, Rebecca's mother abandoned her and her sister when they werevery young, left to be raised by her loving yet distant grandfather. Youngand lost, she seeks solace in the heat of Athens. George has come toAthens to translate language. Dropped off at a New England boardingschool when he was a child, he has close to no relationships with anyone, except the study of ancient language and alcohol. Henry has come toAthens to dig. An archaeologist, Henry is on-site at Athens during theday, and roams the Agora on the weekend. Three lost and lonely soulswhose worlds become inexorable enmeshed with consequences thatripple far among the ruins of ancient Athens. Praise for Simon Van Booy's short stories: "Its combination of staccato sentences and tidy symbolismtransforms the finest passages into little haikus of prose."- The Daily Telegraph"His stories are full of the most exquisite insights."- Patrick Cotter, Director of the Frank O'Connor Award"It's rare that reading, typically a solitary exercise, makes youfeel so connected to other people." - Time Out New York"Van Booy is a master of the atmospheric scene written inlyrical prose." - The Short Review