
Description
As well as bringing modern London vividly to life, The Calligrapher is keenly observant of contemporary relationships and modern mores. Underlying its sparkling surface are Jasper's wry but heartfelt lamentations about the diminishment of our culture: the trivial masquerading as the consequential, the rising tide of ignorance, the triumph of the lowest common denominator. At once wickedly witty and deeply serious, sweet and cynical, romantic and reflective, this stylish, wonderfully entertaining novel is an accomplished and exciting literary debut.
Product Details
Publisher | Harper Perennial |
Publish Date | January 11, 2005 |
Pages | 368 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780618485345 |
Dimensions | 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.0 inches | 11.2 pounds |
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Reviews
“Nimble and extremely deft . . . A witty debut.”
Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"The double surprises that end the narrative are diabolically satisfying.” Publishers Weekly
"Brilliant...Docx manages to comment astutely on Donne's poetry while crafting a thoroughly modern entertainment on hip young Londoners." Library Journal Starred
"[Docx] writes in a deliciously evocative manner . . . that links him with favored authors like Fitzgerald and Nabokov." --Barbara Hoffert Library Journal
"Pure delight." --Rebecca Ascher-Walsh Entertainment Weekly
"Sharp and wryly funny." People Magazine
"A sly debut." The New Yorker —
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