Emmi Itaranta

Broschiertes Buch

City of Woven Streets

Beschreibung

'Where itaranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red star review (for MEMORY OF WATER), Publishers Weekly. Emmi Ità rantaâ s prose combines the lyricism of Ishiguroâ s NEVER LET ME GO. This is her second novel, following the award-winning MEMORY OF WATER.

Autor

Emmi Itäranta (b. 1976) was born in Tampere, Finland, where she also grew up. She holds an MA in Drama from the University of Tampere and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Kent, UK, where she began writing her debut novel Memory of Water. Itäranta's professional background is an eclectic blend of writing-related activities, including stints as a columnist, theatre critic, dramaturge, scriptwriter and press officer. She lives in Canterbury, UK.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins UK / HarperVoyager
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 085052
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Altersempfehlung: von 12 bis 16 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9780007536061
• ISBN-10: 0007536062
• Artikelnr.: 43561977

Rezensionen

PRAISE FOR MEMORY OF WATER:

'(A) poetic and melancholy debut'
Guardian

'Itäranta's lyrical style makes this dystopian tale a beautiful exploration of environmental ethics and the power of ritual' Washington Post

'Gorgeous and delicate' Library Journal, starred review.

'Itäranta's steady piling on of pressure on her protagonist grips, even as her prose soothes' SFX

'Where Itäranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red Star Review, Publishers Weekly

'Gorgeous and delicate' Library Journal, Starred Review.

'Brilliant, lyrical prose' Tor.com