The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn

The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn

`A gripping detective story, a stirring epic, a tale of ghosts and dark marvels, a thrilling display of scholarship, a meditation on the unfathomable mystery of good and evil, The Lost is as complex and rich with meaning and story as the past it seeks to illuminate. A beautiful book, beautifully written. Michael Chabon

`Daniel Mendelsohn has written a powerfully moving work of a 'lost' family past, reminiscent of the richly expansive prose works of Proust and the elusive texts of WG. Sebald. A remarkable achievement.’Joyce Carol Oates

`Epic and personal, meditative and suspenseful, tragic and at times hilarious, “The Lost” is a wonderful book.’Jonathan Safran Foer

`A stirring detective work in its own right, “The Lost” is set in the context of stories of the enigmatic interventions of God in human affairs, and deepened by reflections on the inescapable, incomprehensible part that chance plays in history.’ J.M.Coetzee

`(Mendelsohn) is a brilliant storyteller, influenced by the Greek masters he so admires, eschewing the chronological, looping forward and back, teasing the reader with hints of what the gods may have in store.’ Sunday Times

Daniel Mendelsohn was born in Long Island and educated at the University of Virginia and at Princeton. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books as well as the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review, and is contributing editor at Travel + Leisure. His first book, `The Elusive Embrace’, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. He teaches at Bard College.

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ISBN 13	9780007251933
ISBN 10	0007251939
Title	The Lost
Author	Daniel Mendelsohn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2007-04-02
Number of pages	528
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