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'Anita Brookner has staked out a distinctive territory ... and made it clear that she is one of the finest novelists of her generation.' (The New York Times)
'[Brookner's] prose is famously graceful, her understanding of human nature always keen .... A Closed Eye exhibits all of her elegance, subtlety of perception, and wistful tenderness.' (Newsday)
'Loneliness can hardly have been better portrayed ... This is Anita Brookner at her most sombre: yet not gloomy or depressing – the writing is too good.' (Financial Times)
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'[Brookner's] prose is famously graceful, her understanding of human nature always keen .... A Closed Eye exhibits all of her elegance, subtlety of perception, and wistful tenderness.' (Newsday)
'Loneliness can hardly have been better portrayed ... This is Anita Brookner at her most sombre: yet not gloomy or depressing – the writing is too good.' (Financial Times)
From the winner of the 1984 Booker Prize and the author of Brief Lives, comes a story of loss and regret.
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- PublisherUlverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0708987672
- ISBN 13 9780708987674
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages336
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