{"product_id":"shroud-paperback","title":"Shroud - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Banville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a splendidly moving, \"hypnotic\" exploration (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) of identity, duplicity, and desire, starring a very old, recently widowed man with secrets and the mysterious young woman destined to either destroy or save him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne part Nietzsche, one part Humbert Humbert, and a soupcon of Milton's Lucifer, Axel Vander, the dizzyingly unreliable narrator of John Banville's masterful new novel, is the bearer of a fearsome reputation as a literary dandy and bully. A product of the Old World, he is also an escapee from its conflagrations, with the wounds to prove it. And everything about him is a lie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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?\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne part Nietzsche, one part Humbert Humbert, and a soupcon of Milton's Lucifer, Axel Vander, the dizzyingly unreliable narrator of John Banville's masterful new novel, is very old, recently widowed, and the bearer of a fearsome reputation as a literary dandy and bully. A product of the Old World, he is also an escapee from its conflagrations, with the wounds to prove it. And everything about him is a lie. \u003cbr\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His first book, \u003cb\u003eLong Lankin\u003c\/b\u003e, was published in 1970. His other books are \u003cb\u003eNightspawn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBirchwood\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDoctor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCopernicus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKepler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Newton Letter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMefisto\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Book of Evidence\u003c\/b\u003e (which was shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize), \u003cb\u003eGhosts\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAthena\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Untouchable\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eEclipse\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750690062624,"sku":"9780375725302","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7374bff486fa2903e13a3f4eeefdefd9.webp?v=1779956250","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shroud-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}