The Emperor Waltz
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The Emperor Waltz by Philip Hensher
The most ambitious and daring novel novel yet from Booker Prize-shortlisted Philip Hensher. A novel that's almost fizzy to the touch A performance of extraordinary flair and majesty from a writer who seems capable of anything Guardian‘A novel that is always a joy to read … Read it and allow yourself to become a better person’ Independent
‘Important … Glorious … He might have the iconoclastic temperament of a Kandinsky, but he is an old master when he glimpses the cat asleep under the table or the curve of a woman’s neck’ The Times
‘A glittering performance … “The Emperor Waltz” has the depth and pleasurable density of a 19th-century fiction; I loved it’ Ian Thomson, Evening Standard
‘Splendidly thought out and extraordinarily readable’ A S Byatt, Guardian
'A generous, courageous firework of a novel – a Roman candle, alive and fizzing in the hand' New Statesman
‘A book as joyful as its musical source … “The Emperor Waltz” is a beautiful book, both profound and funnyIt is a powerful invocation to live a life of joy, surrounded by true friends’ Telegraph
Philip Hensher is a columnist for the Independent, arts critic for the Spectator and a Granta Best of Young British novelist. He has written eight novels, including ‘The Mulberry Empire’ and the Booker-shortlisted ‘The Northern Clemency’, and one collection of short stories. He lives in South London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007459599 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007459599 |
| Title | The Emperor Waltz |
| Author | Philip Hensher |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2015-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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