The Blindfold by Siri Hustvedt
The dazzling debut of Siri Hustvedt, author of the international bestseller What I Loved.
Gripping..A complex exploration of the nature of the self, executed in polished and immediate prose * The Times *
It has vivid and compelling characters; it is scary, sinister and readable ... a very smart novel * Independent *
Brilliant...A dark, mesmerising debut * Independent on Sunday *
'Hustvedt has pulled off nothing less than a re-mapping of the modern feminist psyche...The quality and spareness of her prose, the intensity of her imagination, are at work on one of the most macabre terrains of the 20th century - New York' * Daily Telegraph *
A harsh, dark, dangerous piece of prose...Sharply readable, quirky and entertaining in its witty observation of student and city life, but the whole resonates with shocking force * Vogue *
A work of dizzying intensity ... an intriguing and sure-handed debut by a writer of eloquent and vivid disposition * Don DeLillo *
'Sexy without being steamy, intelligent without being complicated' * New Statesman *
It has vivid and compelling characters; it is scary, sinister and readable ... a very smart novel * Independent *
Brilliant...A dark, mesmerising debut * Independent on Sunday *
'Hustvedt has pulled off nothing less than a re-mapping of the modern feminist psyche...The quality and spareness of her prose, the intensity of her imagination, are at work on one of the most macabre terrains of the 20th century - New York' * Daily Telegraph *
A harsh, dark, dangerous piece of prose...Sharply readable, quirky and entertaining in its witty observation of student and city life, but the whole resonates with shocking force * Vogue *
A work of dizzying intensity ... an intriguing and sure-handed debut by a writer of eloquent and vivid disposition * Don DeLillo *
'Sexy without being steamy, intelligent without being complicated' * New Statesman *
Siri Hustvedt is the author of seven novels, five collections of essays, a poetry collection and a memoir. Her books have been listed for major prizes, including the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize and the PEN America Literary Award, and she has been awarded the LA Times Book Prize, the Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon, the International Gabarron Prize for Thought and Humanities, the Princess of Asturia Award and the Openbank Literature Award, among others. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has been awarded honorary PhDs from Johannes Gutenberg University, Stendhal University and the University of Oslo. She is a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and has written on art for the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph. Born in Minnesota, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340581230 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340581239 |
| Title | The Blindfold |
| Author | Siri Hustvedt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1994-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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