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Angelglass
In present-day Prague, an amnesiac is discovered on the outskirts of the city and slowly absorbed into a household of expatriates preparing for a massive anti-globalisation protest. In the Bohemian capital at the close of the 16th century, a man with no memories is presented to the court of Rudolf II, melancholy ruler of the Habsburgs who presides over a chaotic court of seers, alchemists, charlatans and frauds. And in a shining city on the edge of forever, a being of a higher order is about to fall from grace.
As these three stories entwine and mingle towards an explosive climax, truth and lies become harder to distinguish and the question is posed: How can you know yourself, when no-one around you is what they claim to be?
As these three stories entwine and mingle towards an explosive climax, truth and lies become harder to distinguish and the question is posed: How can you know yourself, when no-one around you is what they claim to be?
236 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2007
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January 27, 2013
I wasn't entirely convinced by the prose style to begin with, but I love the ideas and I like the way the book was structured. Prague plays a starring role in the book and the vision of a city reverberative with history, magic, myth and legend, the city of Kafka with its louring castle, a city where the extraordinary waifs, charlatans, magicians, idealists, adventurers who populate the novel might plausibly fetch up, is well rendered. I love the idea of the angel fallen to earth - not new of course - but well done, and the plot and its twists and turns are absolutely ripping. Very enjoyable.
July 14, 2009
Excellent debut about a memory-less man in Prague of today and of 1580's with interludes in Heaven.
Poutnik (wanderer) makes friends with a group of young western anti-globalization protesters as well as becoming "Mirror of Prague" to famous mystic Emperor Rudolf 2, but nothing is as it seems
A superb ending crowns this powerful novel.
Poutnik (wanderer) makes friends with a group of young western anti-globalization protesters as well as becoming "Mirror of Prague" to famous mystic Emperor Rudolf 2, but nothing is as it seems
A superb ending crowns this powerful novel.
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June 11, 2012Intriguing, quite maturing...I couldn't put it down!
September 2, 2018
Einerseits fand ich das Buch echt gut, aber zwischendurch habe ich mich doch durchgequält. Ich denke, wenn ich es nochmal lese, finde ich es besser. Das Ende konnte mich überraschen und die message fand ich auch ganz schön.
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June 25, 2013Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews