Traditional Chinese edition of The Secret Scripture, by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. The book is the winner of the 2008 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, The Costa Award, and short listed for the Man Booker Prize. This is a parallel story told by a 100 year-old woman who has been committed to a mental asylum for more than 50 years, and her psychiatrist who contemplates which of his patients are healthy enough to be released into the community when the hospital is demolished. The two stories of the woman only have one ...
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Traditional Chinese edition of The Secret Scripture, by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. The book is the winner of the 2008 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, The Costa Award, and short listed for the Man Booker Prize. This is a parallel story told by a 100 year-old woman who has been committed to a mental asylum for more than 50 years, and her psychiatrist who contemplates which of his patients are healthy enough to be released into the community when the hospital is demolished. The two stories of the woman only have one commonality - that she was a victim of circumstance. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
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Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Good condition! Any other included accessories are also in Good condition showing use. Use can included some highlighting and writing page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear.
In Ireland100-year old woman secretly writes the story of her life focusing on the "troubles" of the 1930s, the misunderstandings, deception and betrayal. One reviewer called it a "twisted fairy tale," and this examination of slippery memory involves roses and thorns and instead of a wicked fairy a deceptive priest, a unconscious quest and instead of sleep confinement in an asylum.
fishken
Dec 3, 2009
Stunning
An ingeniously-woven story of perception versus reality, caring versus callousness, and a startling ending that is wonderful. Masterfully written, as usual, by Sebastian Barry.
