Unfolding man

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days He can't leave his hotel. You won't want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of "Rules of Civility" comes this transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count's endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose. Soon to be a major television series starring five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh. Features Summary He can't leave his hotel. You won't want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of "Rules of Civility" comes this transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel... Author Amor Towles Publisher Viking Release date 20160905 Pages 462 ISBN 0-670-02619-0 ISBN 13 978-0-670-02619-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World is widely recognised to be the fullest and most brilliant account ever written of Shakespeare's life, his work and his age. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears, and by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. Greenblatt traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity - his ability to inhabit others, to confer upon them his own strength of spirit, to make them truly live as independent beings as no other artist has ever done. Digging deep into the vital links between the playwright and his world, Will in the World provides the fullest account ever written of the living, breathing man behind the masterpieces. Features Summary Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself... Author Stephen Greenblatt Publisher The Bodley Head Ltd Release date 20161026 Pages 448 ISBN 1-84792-452-2 ISBN 13 978-1-84792-452-0