Arcadia by Jim Crace Paperback Book

Description: Arcadia by Jim Crace A celebration of the modern city . . . in such vivid prose that you can almost see the bloom on the peaches, taste the sun-ripened oranges and smell the coffee at the market traders stalls Sunday Times FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Victor, an eighty-year-old multimillionaire, surveys his empire from the remoteness of his cloud-capped penthouse. Expensively insulated from the outside world, he nonetheless finds that memories of his impoverished childhood will not be kept so easily at bay. Focusing on the one area of vitality and chaos that remains in the streets below him, he formulates a plan to leave a mark on the city – one as indelible and disruptive as the mark the city left on him.Victor, an eighty-year-old multimillionaire, surveys his empire from the remoteness of his cloud-capped penthouse. Expensively insulated from the outside world, he nonetheless finds that memories of his impoverished childhood will not be kept so easily at bay. Focusing on the one area of vitality and chaos that remains in the streets below him, he formulates a plan to leave a mark on the city – one as indelible and disruptive as the mark the city left on him. Author Biography Jim Crace is the prize-winning author of ten books, including Continent (winner of the 1986 Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize), Quarantine (winner of the 1998 Whitbread Novel of the Year and shortlisted for the Booker Prize) and Being Dead (winner of the 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award). He lives in Birmingham. Review Presents Craces heavily politicised vision at its most ambitious and also at its most Ballard-like Irish TimesA deeply satisfying read, in which each well-turned phrase resounds in every finely tuned sentence Mail on SundayA celebration of the modern city . . . in such vivid prose that you can almost see the bloom on the peaches, taste the sun-ripened oranges and smell the coffee at the market traders stalls Sunday Times Details ISBN0330453335 Author Jim Crace Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2008 ISBN-10 0330453335 ISBN-13 9780330453332 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-01-04 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1946 Media Book Edition 1st Pages 384 UK Release Date 2008-01-04 AU Release Date 2008-01-04 NZ Release Date 2008-01-04 Audience Age 18 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14682148;

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