Little (eBook)

Edward Carey (Autor)

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2025
480 Seiten
ONE (Verlag)
978-1-80533-795-9 (ISBN)

Infos

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE, THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE
'Wonderful' Max Porter
'Unmissable' Olga Tokarczuk
'Startlingly original' Times Book of the Year
There is a space between life and death: it's called waxworks.Born in Alsace in 1761, the diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed 'Little'. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in the household of reclusive anatomist Dr Curtius. Soon the eccentric doctor takes an interest in his odd companion, and he begins to instruct her in the fine art of wax modelling, changing the course of her life.
From the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from clutching the still-warm heads of the Terror to finding something very like love, Little traces the improbable fortunes of a blood-stained crumb of a thing who went on to be the renowned Madame Tussaud.
MORE PRAISE FOR LITTLE:
'Visceral, vivid and moving' GUARDIAN'A remarkable achievement' SUNDAY TIMES'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' MARGARET ATWOOD
'Mesmerising' IRISH INDEPENDENT
'A tale as moving as it is macabre' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Darkly fascinating' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Clever and intriguing' DAILY MAIL
'Wonderfully weird' CELESTE NG

Autor

Edward Carey was born in Norfolk, England. He is a novelist, visual artist and has also written and directed a number of plays for the National Theatre of Romania and the Vilnius Small State Theatre, Lithuania. In England his plays and adaptations have been performed at the Young Vic Studio, the Battersea Arts Centre, and the Royal Opera House Studio. He is the author of the novels Observatory Mansions, Alva and Irva, and the acclaimed YA series The Iremonger Trilogy, which has been published in thirteen countries and has been optioned for film adaptation. After university, Edward worked at Madame Tussaud in London, preventing people from touching the waxworks, and it was there that he learnt the incredible story of the museum's founder. Edward lives in Austin, Texas in the United States, and teaches at the University of Austin.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2025
• Illustrationen: Edward Carey
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: 19th-century Paris • AK Blakemore • Alsace to Paris journey • anatomist • Anatomist and protégé • Art of wax sculpture • books about Paris • books set in French Revolution • books set in paris • Cabinet of Doctor Curtius • creepy fiction • Deadpan Wit • Doctor Curtius • Edith Holler • french books • French fiction • French Revolution • French Revolution era fiction • Gothic • historical fiction • historical fiction paris • illustrated books • ILLUSTRATED FICTION • Madame Tussaud • Marie Antoinette • Marie Grosholtz • Marie Grosholtz story • Marie Tussaud • novels set in Paris • orphan • Pre-revolutionary France novel • translated fiction • Versailles • Wax Modelling • Wax modelling history • waxworks • Waxworks Museum • Weird Fiction • whimsical
• ISBN-10: 1-80533-795-5 / 1805337955
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80533-795-9 / 9781805337959