In Search of Lost Books [electronic resource] : The forgotten stories of eight mythical volumes
Giorgio van Straten2017
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The gripping and elegiac stories of eight lost books, and the mysterious
circumstances behind their disappearances
They exist as a rumour or a fading memory. They vanished from history leaving
scarcely a trace, lost to fire, censorship, theft, war or deliberate
destruction. Yet those who seek them are convinced they will find them.
This is the story of one man's quest for eight mysterious lost books.
Taking us from Florence to Regency London, the Russian Steppe to British
Columbia, Giorgio van Straten unearths stories of infamy and tragedy,
glimmersof hope and bitter twists of fate. There are, among others, the
rediscovered masterpiece that he read but failed to save from destruction; the
Hemingway novel that vanished in a suitcase at the Gare de Lyon; the memoirs of
Lord Byron, burnt to avoid a scandal; the Magnum Opus of Bruno Schulz,
disappeared along with its author in wartime Poland; the mythical Sylvia Plath
novel that may one day become reality.
As grippin...
Main title:
Author:
Giorgio van Straten, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (144 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782273738
Language:
English
BRN:
428736
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |