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The Master

by Colm Tóibín
$15.26
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Appeal: Intimate portrayal of Henry James' psychological subtlety

Recommendation: The Master is a must-read for lovers of intimate character studies. Tóibín's portrayal of Henry James is both moving and beautiful, depicting the inner turmoil of a man who struggled to find intimacy and connection despite his intellectual prowess. The emotional intensity of this portrait will leave a lasting impression on readers.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2004)
  • Stonewall Book Award for Literature (2005)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2004)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction (2004)
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Roman (2005)
  • Dublin Literary Award (2006)
  • The Ferro-Grumley Awards finalist for Gay Fiction (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Master

by Colm Tóibín
$15.26
Compare to estimated retail price: S$24.94  

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ISBN: 9780743250412
Authors: Colm Tóibín
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 2005-04-19
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: LGBT, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 10612 readers)

Description

“Colm Tóibín’s beautiful, subtle illumination of Henry James’s inner life” (The New York Times) captures the loneliness and hope of a master of psychological subtlety whose forays into intimacy inevitably fail those he tried to love.Beautiful and profoundly moving, The Master tells the story of Henry James, a man born into one of America’s first intellectual families who leaves his country in the late nineteenth century to live in Paris, Rome, Venice, and London among privileged artists and writers. With stunningly resonant prose, “The Master is unquestionably the work of a first-rate novelist: artful, moving, and very beautiful” (The New York Times Book Review). The emotional intensity of this portrait is riveting.
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Appeal: Intimate portrayal of Henry James' psychological subtlety

Recommendation: The Master is a must-read for lovers of intimate character studies. Tóibín's portrayal of Henry James is both moving and beautiful, depicting the inner turmoil of a man who struggled to find intimacy and connection despite his intellectual prowess. The emotional intensity of this portrait will leave a lasting impression on readers.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2004)
  • Stonewall Book Award for Literature (2005)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2004)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction (2004)
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Roman (2005)
  • Dublin Literary Award (2006)
  • The Ferro-Grumley Awards finalist for Gay Fiction (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.