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David Mitchell |
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New York Times: "Though this concept of crisscrossing parallel lives seems like an intriguing postmodernist formula for examining the randomness of life in today's global village, Mr. Mitchell is only partly successful in pulling it off. Some of his narrators showcase his remarkable talents as a ventriloquist, but others sound like phony talent-contest impersonations....When Mr. Mitchell stays away from the philosophical mumbo jumbo and sticks more closely to the here and now, he is decidedly more successful...." |
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Format: Paperback, 426
Publisher: Vintage Books (October 01, 2001)
Measurements: 8.25"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1"(d), 0.8 lbs.
ISBN: 9780375724503 |
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Composed of a series of interwoven stories, this novel is about nine characters, each in a different country, whose lives are connected in a pattern that becomes increasingly clear in the course of the story. The characters include a worker at a St. Petersburg museum, a British lawyer in Hong Kong, a Manhattan DJ, and an elderly woman in rural China. |
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