Flawed Angel by John Fuller
Once upon a time in a Middle Eastern land, a fat, sweet-natured little boy grows up as the son of an important ruler. His older brother was apparently still-born and so he is the heir to his father's kingdom. But far away from the royal palace a lonely prospector happens across a wild creature, half boy, half animal, roaming the forests. Eventually this strange child's adventures lead him to the capital and into the path of a platoon of deserters from Napoleon's army - the flashy, ultimately dangerous, face of Enlightenment thought in this isolated kingdom - with drastic consequences. With original poems embedded like gems in the text, this is a fable for all ages, full of shivers and delights, sadness and wonder.
Flawed Angel is easy to read, but persists in the mind when it has been read, and asks to be thought about -- A S Byatt * Guardian *
A clever pastiche of an Arabian fable in which the 18th-century ruler of a Middle Eastern land reluctantly faces up to the unsuitability of his son, a fat, dreamy boy, to act as his heir..Playful yet intelligent, it's an impressive exercise in literary impersonation * Financial Times *
The fabulous plot carries us along at a goodish speed and...[t]he manner of writing is sculpted, arch, luscious, mellifluous, anachronistic, and a touch wayward -- Michael Glover * Independent *
A beautifully textured homily on the indomitable nature of truth. As such, Fuller finally hits that elusive mark: a novel as intellectually provocative as it is emotionally beguiling -- Lucy Powell * Observer *
Thought-provoking, sumptuously written...a curiously beautiful and life-affirming story * Sunday Telegraph *
A clever pastiche of an Arabian fable in which the 18th-century ruler of a Middle Eastern land reluctantly faces up to the unsuitability of his son, a fat, dreamy boy, to act as his heir..Playful yet intelligent, it's an impressive exercise in literary impersonation * Financial Times *
The fabulous plot carries us along at a goodish speed and...[t]he manner of writing is sculpted, arch, luscious, mellifluous, anachronistic, and a touch wayward -- Michael Glover * Independent *
A beautifully textured homily on the indomitable nature of truth. As such, Fuller finally hits that elusive mark: a novel as intellectually provocative as it is emotionally beguiling -- Lucy Powell * Observer *
Thought-provoking, sumptuously written...a curiously beautiful and life-affirming story * Sunday Telegraph *
John Fuller, born in Ashford, Kent, is an acclaimed poet and novelist. His collection Stones and Fires (1996) was awarded the Forward Prize; Ghosts (2004) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award for Poetry; The Space of Joy (2006) was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award, and The Grey Among the Green (1988), Song & Dance (2008) and Pebble & I (2010) were all Poetry Book Society Recommendations. His 1983 novel Flying to Nowhere won the Whitbread First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written collections of short stories and several books for children. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099488927 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099488922 |
| Title | Flawed Angel |
| Author | John Fuller |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-11-02 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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