Julius Winsome - Softcover

Donovan, Gerard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585679410 ISBN 13: 9781585679416

Publisher: Overlook Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Unexpectedly shattered by the tragic shooting of his canine companion by careless hunters, recluse and trained sharpshooter Julius Winsome struggles with painful memories of past losses and becomes increasingly obsessed with exacting revenge. By the author of Schopenhauer's Telescope. Reprint.

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Review:

'An intensely beautiful world of freezing starlit nights and hunters in the snow provides the backdrop to a ... revenge tragedy.' -- Guardian

'Donovan evokes a world at once poetic, scary and heartbreaking ... This book is a stunner.' -- Irish Times

'Donovan's disturbing novel brilliantly describes the pleasures of being alone and the simultaneous peril of loneliness.' -- Sunday Times

'Donovan's humane and beautiful book evokes a snowy solitude across which the figure of Julius ranges.'
-- Financial Times

Book Description:

Julius Winsome, by Gerard Donovan - the acclaimed and prize winning author of Schopenhauer's Telescope - is an extraordinary novel of love, solitude and violence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Overlook Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1585679410
• ISBN 13: 9781585679416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223