Nocturne by James Attlee
For many of us the moon, and the chill light it casts, are things we either ignore or take for granted. From Normandy to Naples, Wales to Arizona, Las Vegas to Japan, this title explores moonlight's many moods and meanings.
Fascinating, thoughtful, erudite, unpretentious, slightly batty and entirely captivating -- John Carey * Sunday Times *
Vagrant, erudite, frequently comicalA stylist of amazing wit and skill. A compendious, moving and impassioned guide * Irish Times *
Gloriously multifaceted and engaging. A gorgeous, thoughtful book * Sunday Telegraph *
Attlee is a true enthusiast, and is fascinated by, indeed loves, his subject. He writes beautifully and often thrillingly about the moon in all its - her? - aspects, and it will be a dull-minded reader who comes away from this book without a new or at least renewed regard for the extraordinary, silver satellite that is our world's constant companion -- John Banville * Guardian *
A wistful, fact-filled and esoteric treat * Sunday Times *
A poetic and passionate story of light in darkness
* The Times *Vagrant, erudite, frequently comicalA stylist of amazing wit and skill. A compendious, moving and impassioned guide * Irish Times *
Gloriously multifaceted and engaging. A gorgeous, thoughtful book * Sunday Telegraph *
Attlee is a true enthusiast, and is fascinated by, indeed loves, his subject. He writes beautifully and often thrillingly about the moon in all its - her? - aspects, and it will be a dull-minded reader who comes away from this book without a new or at least renewed regard for the extraordinary, silver satellite that is our world's constant companion -- John Banville * Guardian *
A wistful, fact-filled and esoteric treat * Sunday Times *
James Attlee lives in Oxford and works in art publishing in London. He is the author of Isolarion: a Different Oxford Journey and the co-author, with Lisa Le Feuvre, of Gordon Matta-Clark: The Space Between.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141039312 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141039310 |
| Title | Nocturne |
| Author | James Attlee |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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