Academy by Mick Rooney
An extraordinary journey into fiction, surrealism, and some of the greatest artist and innovators of the past. Leonardo Buonarroti works as a clerk for the region's Academy. The Academy is an all-controlling, totalitarian government ruling in every aspect of a citizen's life. Set against a snow-covered, post-war, apocalyptic landscape, this Orwellian novel sets an austere atmosphere of unease throughout, merging surrealism and historical documentary. It weaves a complex and fragmented journey, from the Great Siberian Explosion of 1908, to the lives of artists and innventors, including, da Vinci, Von Zeppelin and the Russian explorer, Kulik. On his journey from the Academy to the Underground, Leonardo discovers the lies and truths in his own life.
Rooney, Mick: - Mick Rooney is an author, researcher and freelance journalist. He has been writing for more than thirty years and published eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including Filigree & Shadow, a collection of his shorter fiction. His debut novel was Academy. He has written and published numerous articles in print and online over the years about publishing, music, aviation, translation and retail. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and now lives in the Netherlands.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409203193 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409203190 |
| Title | Academy |
| Author | Mick Rooney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Lulu.com |
| Year published | 2008-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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