The Swallowed Man
Edward Carey
Belletristik/Erzählende Literatur
Beschreibung
Described as 'haunting' by Sunday Times, The Swallowed Man is a dark reimagining of Pinocchio, told from inside the belly of a fish.I am writing this account, in another man's book, by candlelight, inside the belly of a fish. I have been eaten. I have been eaten, yet I am living still.From the acclaimed author of Little comes this beautiful and haunting imagining of the years Geppetto spends within the belly of a sea beast. Drawing upon the Pinocchio story while creating something entirely his own, Carey tells an unforgettable tale of fatherly love and loss, pride and regret, and of the sustaining power of art and imagination.
Kundenbewertungen
art, storytelling, dark fantasy, Geppetto, themes of regret, sea beast, creativity, Pinocchio, character study, literary fiction, father-son relationship, loss, imagination, magical realism, fish, haunting tale, reimagining, emotional depth, survival, modern fairy tale, mythical creatures