Observatory Mansions by Edward Carey

Observatory Mansions by Edward Carey

Once the Orme family's magnificent ancestral estate, Observatory Mansions is now a crumbling apartment complex, home to an eccentric group of misfits. One of them is Francis Orme, who earns his livelihood as a living statue. When not practicing inner and outer stillness, Francis steals the cherished possessions of others to add to his private museum. The other tenants are equally as odd: his mother and father, who haven't interacted in years; a man who continually sweats and cries; a recluse who prefers television to reality; and a woman who behaves like a dog. When Anna Tapp arrives among them she stirs their souls, bringing long forgotten memories to the surface-and arousing fears that this new resident intends to provoke a metamorphosis.
Reminiscent of Beckett, Ionesco, and Millhauser but startlingly original, Observatory Mansions is also unexpectedly beguiling. Upon its publication in England, it was a literary sensation, and John Fowles called it easily the most brilliant fiction I've seen this year.

EDWARD CAREY is a author, playwright, and illustrator. He has worked in theatre in the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Romania, as well as in Malaysia with a shadow puppet master. Observatory Mansions and Alva & Irva, both illustrated novels for adults, have been translated into a number of languages. He lives in Austin, Texas, and wrote the Iremonger Trilogy to make up for the fact that he missed being cold and gloomy.WEB: www.edwardcareyauthor.comTWITTER: https: //twitter.com/edwardcarey70

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ISBN 13	9780609606803
ISBN 10	0609606808
Title	Observatory Mansions
Author	Edward Carey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Year published	2001-02-27
Number of pages	368
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