Oblivion
- The Lost Diaries of Branwell Bronte
- Indbinding:
- Hardback
- Sideantal:
- 672
- Udgivet:
- 21. juli 2022
- Størrelse:
- 165x238x51 mm.
- Vægt:
- 1270 g.
- 2-3 uger.
- 9. december 2024
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- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
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Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
Beskrivelse af Oblivion
A meticulous, loving tribute to the language, structure and themes of the Brontës¿ own works, as de la Motte at times weaves the very words of their correspondence, novels and poems seamlessly into his lively narrative.
Oblivion traces Branwell¿s meandering journey across the north of England, from the Fells of the Lake District to the ocean cliffs of Scarborough, from the smoky streets of industrial Halifax to the windswept moors above Haworth, encountering such notables as Hartley Coleridge and Franz Liszt. Through him we meet poets, sculptors, booksellers, prostitutes, publicans, railway workers, farmers, manufacturers and clergymen; through his experiences we contemplate the ineffable but fleeting ecstasy of sex, the existence of God, the effects of drugs and alcohol and the nature of addiction itself, the desire for fame, and the bitter resentment of artists and intellectuals who feel unappreciated by an increasingly materialistic, mechanised society.
This sprawling story is a moving, thought-provoking page-turner that seeks not only to understand the roots of Branwell Brontë¿s tragic end but also to unearth the striking similarities of character between him and his now-famous sisters.
Oblivion traces Branwell¿s meandering journey across the north of England, from the Fells of the Lake District to the ocean cliffs of Scarborough, from the smoky streets of industrial Halifax to the windswept moors above Haworth, encountering such notables as Hartley Coleridge and Franz Liszt. Through him we meet poets, sculptors, booksellers, prostitutes, publicans, railway workers, farmers, manufacturers and clergymen; through his experiences we contemplate the ineffable but fleeting ecstasy of sex, the existence of God, the effects of drugs and alcohol and the nature of addiction itself, the desire for fame, and the bitter resentment of artists and intellectuals who feel unappreciated by an increasingly materialistic, mechanised society.
This sprawling story is a moving, thought-provoking page-turner that seeks not only to understand the roots of Branwell Brontë¿s tragic end but also to unearth the striking similarities of character between him and his now-famous sisters.
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