The Cloud Sketcher by R Rayner

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The Cloud Sketcher by R Rayner

In a tiny village in Finland, Esko Vaananen is at the brink of despair -- he loves a woman he can never have. Suddenly, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him. This pilvenpiirtaja -- cloud sketcher or skyscraper -- sparks a lifelong quest for beauty in Esko. He will pursue and protect these two passions -- his vision and his love -- no matter how great the cost, for the rest of his life. It is a journey that leads him into the Bolshevik revolution and the Jazz Age nightclubs of New York City and to strike a Faustian bargain with a ruthless gangster -- all in the pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible, unattainable love.

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Richard Rayner is the author of several books, including the novel The Cloud Sketcher and The Blue Suit, a memoir of his own life as a thief while a student at Cambridge University. His work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.
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ISBN 13 9780060196349
ISBN 10 0060196343
Title The Cloud Sketcher
Author R Rayner
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2001-02-06
Number of pages 435
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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