From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Hours', time, technology and love are the central concerns of a provocative novel that calls to mind David Mitchell's 'Cloud Atlas'. Lucas, Catherine, Simon: three characters meet time and again in the three linked narratives that form 'Specimen Days'. The first, a science fiction of the past, tells of a boy whose brother was 'devoured' by the machine he operated. The second is a noirish thriller set in our century, as a police psychologist attempts to track down a ...
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Hours', time, technology and love are the central concerns of a provocative novel that calls to mind David Mitchell's 'Cloud Atlas'. Lucas, Catherine, Simon: three characters meet time and again in the three linked narratives that form 'Specimen Days'. The first, a science fiction of the past, tells of a boy whose brother was 'devoured' by the machine he operated. The second is a noirish thriller set in our century, as a police psychologist attempts to track down a group of terrorists. And the third and final strand accompanies two strange beings into the future. A novel of connecting and reconnecting, inspired by the writings of the great visionary poet Walt Whitman, 'Specimen Days' is a genre-bending, haunting ode to life itself - a work of surpassing power and beauty by one of the most original and daring writers at work today.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Fine condition. Fourth Estate, 2005. First UK edition-first printing. White hardback(black lettering to the spine) with Dj(some nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover, two marks on the back of the Dj cover from a price sticker), both in fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.308pp. Price un-clipped.
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As new in Fine jacket. Fine/Near fine. Fourth Estate, 2005. First UK edition-first printing. White hardback(silver lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(small tear, nicks, crease and scratch on the Dj cover) in near fine condition. The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover(mark on the back of the Dj cover from a price sticker), small crease on the edge of the pages.305pp. Price un-clipped.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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