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Evangelista's Fan
Rose Tremain
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Description for Evangelista's Fan
Paperback. Set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, this story features a young italian clockmaker who contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
‘A master class in the art of storytelling’ Observer
This short story collection demonstrates the enormous range of Tremain’s talent and imagination.
The teasing and brilliant title story, Evangelista's Fan, is set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, where a young italian clockmaker contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness.
Here is history - Agincourt as seen by the herald who rides between the two camps - alongside such contemporary issues as mortgage debt and medical error.
Here are stories set ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749396985
SKU
9780749396985
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France (Sacred Country) and the South ... Read more
Reviews for Evangelista's Fan
A master class in the art of storytelling
Observer
Tremain is elegant, cool and teasing...she is an extremely accomplished writer, ingenious and acute, compassionate and always in control
Daily Telegraph
A perfect demonstration of Rose Tremain's beguilingly original and quirky mind and her ability to set words on paper in the most spellbinding way
Daily ... Read more
Observer
Tremain is elegant, cool and teasing...she is an extremely accomplished writer, ingenious and acute, compassionate and always in control
Daily Telegraph
A perfect demonstration of Rose Tremain's beguilingly original and quirky mind and her ability to set words on paper in the most spellbinding way
Daily ... Read more