false 42141 2 <div><div>For connoisseurs of imaginative fiction, the novels of Jonathan Carroll are a special treat that occupy a space all their own. His surreal fictions, which deftly mix the everyday with the extraordinary, have won him a devoted following. Now, in <i>Glass Soup</i>, Carroll continues to astound . . . .<br> <br>The realm of the dead is built from the dreams--and nightmares--of the living. Octopuses drive buses. God is a polar bear. And a crowded highway literally leads to hell.<br> <br>Once before, Vincent Ettrich and his lover, Isabelle Neukor, crossed over from life to death and back again. Now Isabelle bears a very special child, who may someday restore the ever-changing mosaic that is reality. Unless the agents of Chaos can lure her back to the land of the dead--and trap her there forever.<br> <br><i>Glass Soup</i> is another exquisite and singular creation from the author <i>January</i> magazine described as "incapable of writing a bad book much less an uninteresting one."</div></div> 41635 2005 Glass Soup total:284|5:63|4:116|3:85|2:18|1:2| 284 1072 408 25 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Dec 19 09:49:57 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 09:53:10 -0800 2008 2
"Prolific and imaginative, Carroll writes delectable novels that combine riddle-like metaphysics with Magritte-like surrealism and romantic fantasy. In his latest cosmic Vienna-based ta...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 16:36:02 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 11:49:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 10:20:40 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 10:35:37 -0700 2008
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