Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, Coral is far more red than her lips' red, If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun, If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head . . . Through the distorted vision of a university lecturer, the truth about William Shakespeare's love life emerges: his affairs with a black woman and a golden man, his conflicted relationship with his wife, his affection for a young boy. Beginning with a childhood obsession with words and a dream of being more than a glover's son, the life and romance of the great Bard is unfolded. The famed author of A Clockwork Orange takes us through the dramas of play-making in plague-ridden London. Rich in language and soaked in the Elizabethan spirit, this story of the immortal Shakespeare has emerged as a modern classic.
'A novel which is a Shakespearean celebration all by itselfThe Dark Lady, Mr W.H., play-making, politics, actors and the daily stuff of life wound together in Burgess Elizabethan, a dazzling prose style spun from a boundless obsession with words' THE OBSERVER
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) was a multi-talented English novelist, critic, composer, librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator, and linguist best-known for his iconic A Clockwork Orange.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780749079697 |
| ISBN 10 | 074907969X |
| Title | Nothing Like the Sun |
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby |
| Year published | 2009-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |