Let the Great World Spin - Softcover

McCann, Colum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408801183 ISBN 13: 9781408801185

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010

Synopsis

It's New York, August 1974: a man is walking in the sky. Between the newly built Twin Towers, the man twirls through the air. Far below, the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other: Corrigan, a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire, a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son; Lara, a drug-addled young artist; Gloria, solid and proud despite decades of hardship; Tillie, a hooker who used to dream of a better life; and Jazzlyn, her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York., In the shadow of one reckless and beautiful act, these disparate lives will collide, and be transformed for ever.

About this title

Review:

`He is a fearless writer, experimenting with narrative styles, leaping from one story to the next' --Ruth Scurr, Daily Telegraph

`an exceptional performance by a writer whose originality and profound humanity is evident throughout this highly original and wondrous novel.' --Douglas Kennedy, Independent

`This is what a great work of fiction can be. A beautifully written novel, it is an audacious and heart-stopping feat of imagination.' --Liz Calder, Observer

`A wonderful book that puts its author right at the front rank of contemporary novelists'
--Sam Mendes, Observer Books of the Year

Book Description:

`This is a gorgeous book, multilayered and deeply felt, and it's a damned lot of fun to read, too. Leave it to an Irishman to write one of the greatest-ever novels about New York. There's so much passion and humour and pure lifeforce on every page of Let the Great World Spin that you'll find yourself giddy, dizzy, overwhelmed'

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1408801183
• ISBN 13: 9781408801185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368