The gradual
Priest, Christopher, 1943-2016
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In the latest novel from one of the UK's greatest writers we return to the Dream Archipelago, a string of islands that no one can map or explain. Alesandro Sussken is a composer, and we see his life as he grows up in a fascist state constantly at war with another equally faceless opponent. His brother is sent off to fight; his family is destroyed by grief. Occasionally Alesandro catches glimpses of islands in the far distance from the shore, and they feed into his music - music for which he is feted. But all knowledge of the other islands is forbidden by the junta, until he is unexpectedly sent on a cultural tour. And what he discovers on his journey will change his perceptions of his country, his music and the ways of the islands themselves.
Main title:
The gradual / Christopher Priest.
Author:
Priest, Christopher, 1943-, author
Imprint:
London : Gollancz, 2016.
Collation:
352 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473200548 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.914FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2368807