M. John Harrison The Course of the Heart recensie, review en informatie van de roman uit 1990 van de Engelse schrijver. Op 7 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Serpent’s Tail Classics de heruitgave van de roman van de uit Engeland afkomstige schrijver M. John Harrison. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de schrijver en van de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de roman is niet verkrijgbaar.
M. John Harrison The Course of the Heart recensie en review
- “A spare textual elegance and closure-denying restraint that impresses and fulfils.” (Iain Banks)
- “A gloriously intelligent, beautifully written and thoroughly maddening book.” (Independent)
The Course of the Heart
- Auteur: M. John Harrison (Engeland)
- Soort boek: Engelse roman uit 1990
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Serpent’s Tail Classics
- Verschijnt: 7 augustus 2025
- Omvang: 288 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Prijs: £ 10,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de roman uit 1990 van M. John Harrison
The strange edges of reality are explored in M John Harrison’s extraordinary cult classic, now with an introduction by bestselling author Julia Armfield.
On a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Decades later, none of the participants can remember what transpired; but their clouded memories bind them together. Unable to move on, Pam Stuyvesant has epilepsy and is plagued by sensual visions. Her husband Lucas believes that a dwarfish creature is stalking him, and invents histories to soothe Pam’s fears. Self-styled Sorcerer Yaxley becomes obsessed with a terrifyingly transcendent reality. The narrator is seemingly the least effected participant in the ritual: he is haunted by the smell of roses, and his guilt as he attempts to help his friends escape the torment that has engulfed their lives.
Michael John Harrison is born on 26 july 1945 in Rugby, Warwickshire, Engeland. He is the author of, among others, the Viriconium stories, The Centauri Device, Climbers, The Course of the Heart, The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again, Signs of Life, Light and Nova Swing. He has won the Boardman Tasker Prize (Climbers), the James Tiptree Jr Award (Light), the Arthur C. Clarke Award (Nova Swing) and the Goldsmiths Prize (The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again). He lives in Shropshire.
