Queen Night by Chee Alexander (140 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Praise for>The Queen of the Night A night at an opera you ll wish never-ending. Helen Oyeyemi, author of>Boy, Snow, Bird and>Mr. Fox The Queen of the Night is an astonishing universe into which its lucky readers can dissolve completely, metamorphosing alongside its shapeshifting protagonist. Lilliet Berne steals her name from a gravestone and launches into a life of full-throated song; her voice is an intoxicant, and this book is a glorious performance. Chee s enveloping, seductive prose is perfectly matched to the circus world of the opera. Karen Russell, New York Times best-selling author of>Swamplandia and>Vampires in the Lemon Grove A luminous tale of power and passion. Chee gives us an unforgettable heroine and a rich cast of characters many of them real historical figures. The story dazzles and surprises right up until the final page. J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times best-selling author of>Maine and>The Engagements One doesn t so much read Alexander Chee s>The Queen of the Night as one is bewitched by it. Beneath its epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details is the most elemental, and eternal, of narratives: that of the necessities and perils of self-reinvention, and the sorrow and giddiness of aspiring to a life of artistic transcendence. Hanya Yanagihara, author of>A Little Life>and>The People in the Trees Alexander Chee packs his extraordinary second novel, The Queen of the Night, to the seams with music, love, misery, and secrets. The kind of book world characters you could live inside, happily, for days and days and never once want to come up for air. Kelly Link, author of>Get in Trouble>and>Magic for Beginners.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Praise for>The Queen of the Night A night at an opera you ll wish never-ending. Helen Oyeyemi, author of>Boy, Snow, Bird and>Mr. Fox The Queen of the Night is an astonishing universe into which its lucky readers can dissolve completely, metamorphosing alongside its shapeshifting protagonist. Lilliet Berne steals her name from a gravestone and launches into a life of full-throated song; her voice is an intoxicant, and this book is a glorious performance. Chee s enveloping, seductive prose is perfectly matched to the circus world of the opera. Karen Russell, New York Times best-selling author of>Swamplandia and>Vampires in the Lemon Grove A luminous tale of power and passion. Chee gives us an unforgettable heroine and a rich cast of characters many of them real historical figures. The story dazzles and surprises right up until the final page. J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times best-selling author of>Maine and>The Engagements One doesn t so much read Alexander Chee s>The Queen of the Night as one is bewitched by it. Beneath its epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details is the most elemental, and eternal, of narratives: that of the necessities and perils of self-reinvention, and the sorrow and giddiness of aspiring to a life of artistic transcendence. Hanya Yanagihara, author of>A Little Life>and>The People in the Trees Alexander Chee packs his extraordinary second novel, The Queen of the Night, to the seams with music, love, misery, and secrets. The kind of book world characters you could live inside, happily, for days and days and never once want to come up for air. Kelly Link, author of>Get in Trouble>and>Magic for Beginners.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva--"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. "It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera."--The New Yorker "Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery."--NPR. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva--"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. "It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera."--The New Yorker "Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery."--NPR. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva--"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. "It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera."--The New Yorker "Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery."--NPR. …

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Praise for>The Queen of the Night A night at an opera you ll wish never-ending. Helen Oyeyemi, author of>Boy, Snow, Bird and>Mr. Fox The Queen of the Night is an astonishing universe into which its lucky readers can dissolve completely, metamorphosing alongside its shapeshifting protagonist. Lilliet Berne steals her name from a gravestone and launches into a life of full-throated song; her voice is an intoxicant, and this book is a glorious performance. Chee s enveloping, seductive prose is perfectly matched to the circus world of the opera. Karen Russell, New York Times best-selling author of>Swamplandia and>Vampires in the Lemon Grove A luminous tale of power and passion. Chee gives us an unforgettable heroine and a rich cast of characters many of them real historical figures. The story dazzles and surprises right up until the final page. J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times best-selling author of>Maine and>The Engagements One doesn t so much read Alexander Chee s>The Queen of the Night as one is bewitched by it. Beneath its epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details is the most elemental, and eternal, of narratives: that of the necessities and perils of self-reinvention, and the sorrow and giddiness of aspiring to a life of artistic transcendence. Hanya Yanagihara, author of>A Little Life>and>The People in the Trees Alexander Chee packs his extraordinary second novel, The Queen of the Night, to the seams with music, love, misery, and secrets. The kind of book world characters you could live inside, happily, for days and days and never once want to come up for air. Kelly Link, author of>Get in Trouble>and>Magic for Beginners.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Praise for>The Queen of the Night A night at an opera you ll wish never-ending. Helen Oyeyemi, author of>Boy, Snow, Bird and>Mr. Fox The Queen of the Night is an astonishing universe into which its lucky readers can dissolve completely, metamorphosing alongside its shapeshifting protagonist. Lilliet Berne steals her name from a gravestone and launches into a life of full-throated song; her voice is an intoxicant, and this book is a glorious performance. Chee s enveloping, seductive prose is perfectly matched to the circus world of the opera. Karen Russell, New York Times best-selling author of>Swamplandia and>Vampires in the Lemon Grove A luminous tale of power and passion. Chee gives us an unforgettable heroine and a rich cast of characters many of them real historical figures. The story dazzles and surprises right up until the final page. J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times best-selling author of>Maine and>The Engagements One doesn t so much read Alexander Chee s>The Queen of the Night as one is bewitched by it. Beneath its epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details is the most elemental, and eternal, of narratives: that of the necessities and perils of self-reinvention, and the sorrow and giddiness of aspiring to a life of artistic transcendence. Hanya Yanagihara, author of>A Little Life>and>The People in the Trees Alexander Chee packs his extraordinary second novel, The Queen of the Night, to the seams with music, love, misery, and secrets. The kind of book world characters you could live inside, happily, for days and days and never once want to come up for air. Kelly Link, author of>Get in Trouble>and>Magic for Beginners.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva--"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. "It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera."--The New Yorker "Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery."--NPR. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva--"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. "It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera."--The New Yorker "Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery."--NPR. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a Best Book of the Year from NPR, Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and others. The mesmerizing story of one woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva--"a brilliant performance" (Washington Post). The Queen of the Night tells the captivating story of Lilliet Berne, an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of Second Empire France. She became a sensation of the Paris Opera, with every accolade but an original role--her chance at immortality. When one is offered to her, she finds the libretto is based on her deepest secret, something only four people have ever known. But who betrayed her? With epic sweep, gorgeous language, and haunting details, Alexander Chee shares Lilliet's cunning transformation from circus rider to courtesan to legendary soprano, retracing the path that led to the role that could secure her reputation--or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. "It just sounds terrific. It sounds like opera."--The New Yorker "Sprawling, soaring, bawdy, and plotted like a fine embroidery."--NPR. …

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