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Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 3664 10 2675497 2002 Shroud total:127|5:17|4:51|3:42|2:10|1:7| 127 442 301 23 91 3.52 3975 738 71618250 2634423 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.50 112
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 4 0 false Thu Sep 17 19:12:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 17:41:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41003802 964960 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 3 0 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 08:33:43 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 10:37:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 49006680 1711730 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 3 0 false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 23:41:15 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 23:46:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 20528768 379316 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 5 1 false Sat May 10 20:40:01 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 11:27:57 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 20:40:01 -0700 2008 Athena. I can't get enough of Banville's exquisite writing and his descriptions of characters and of personal character.
Starting out brilliantly.
I have now finished and I think it is the best of Banville's works that I have read.]]> 57768508 673368 984233 0330483153 9780330483155 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180007926m/984233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180007926s/984233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/984233.Shroud 3.83 6 2002 3 0 false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:54:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 11:12:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37652731 868069 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 2 0 false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 14:42:12 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 14:49:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 56266753 362971 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 3 0 false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 05:52:14 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 06:06:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2793574 175164 984233 0330483153 9780330483155 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180007926m/984233.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180007926s/984233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/984233.Shroud 3.48 127 2002 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 07 06:01:25 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:51:04 -0800 2009
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Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 5 0 false Fri Jan 23 13:40:09 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:43:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 44390523 412947 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 5 0 false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 08:17:24 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 08:20:39 -0800 2009 5191512 314336 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 16:03:51 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:19:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 80166358 931066 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 3 0 false Mon Dec 07 08:18:40 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 08:20:00 -0800 2009 30673570 1213607 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 3 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 20 10:32:46 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:42:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19888576 64819 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 2 0 false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 14:50:14 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 14:52:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 73167834 2603403 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 4 0 false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 20:36:41 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 19:01:30 -0700 2009 12156731 293025 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 1 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 09:36:20 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 08:57:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 185682 19432 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 5 0 false Wed Mar 07 06:43:42 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 25 08:54:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5564758 132186 1535925 0375411305 9780375411304 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184871166m/1535925.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184871166s/1535925.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1535925.Shroud 3.00 5 dead leg are indelible reminders of that time. But Vander is also a master liar (“I lied to lie”), his true identity shrouded under countless layers of intricately connected falsehoods. Now a young woman he doesn’t know, and whom he has dubbed “Miss Nemesis,” has threatened to expose the most fundamental and damaging of these lies. Vander has agreed to travel from California to meet her in Italy—in Turin, city of the most mysterious shroud—believing that he will have no difficulty rendering her harmless.

But he is wrong. This woman—at once mad and brilliant, generous and demanding—will be the catalyst for Vander’s reluctant journey through his past toward the truths he has hidden, and toward others even he will be shocked to discover.

In Shroud—as in all of his acclaimed previous novels—John Banville gives us an emotionally resonant tale, exceptionally rich in language and image, dazzling in its narrative invention. It is a work of uncommon power.]]> 2002 3 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 01:35:46 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:31:20 -0800 2009 20710093 969714 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Apr 22 06:37:38 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 06:40:22 -0700 2008 10486118 377317 3664 037572530X 9780375725302 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172m/3664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030172s/3664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3664.Shroud 3.48 127
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life? A splendidly moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire, Shroud is Banville’s most rapturous performance to date.]]> 2002 4 0 false Sat Dec 15 19:57:06 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 11:57:27 -0800 2007 here, a fascinating fictionalization of the life of literary theorist Paul de Man.]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3664