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As a man searching for his own identity, Magnus discovers that his life resembles a painting by Otto Dix, George Grosz or Edward Munch, rather than the romantic tale of family heroism and self-sacrifice on which he was nurtured by the woman he took to be his mother.
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Sylvie Germain is the author of eleven works of fiction, ten of which have been published by Dedalus.
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Close to the end of the Second World War, a young boy afflicted with memory loss flees Nazi Germany with his mother and father. A teddy bear named Magnus is the boy’s only tangible possession, the one item linking him to moments he can no longer remember. After his father vanishes and his mother becomes mentally unstable, the boy is sent to live with relatives in England. While at university, he journeys to Mexico, where he uncovers a dark secret from his family’s past, propelling him thereafter to take the alias Magnus. As he continues a life journey that spans continents and years, this restless, inquiring soul matures, learns, and loves, all the while yearning to unravel the mystery of his true self. Magnus’ story is told through “fragments,” “notes,” and “resonances,” which gradually piece together the nonlinear periods of his life. Award-winning French writer Germain’s vibrant narrative is interspersed with poetry by Paul Celan and Shakespeare and slices of prose by Juan Rulfo, which makes for a mystical and passionate mosaic of identity, myth, and memory. --Leah Strauss
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- PublisherDedalus Limited
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1903517621
- ISBN 13 9781903517628
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- Number of pages190
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Magnus is a deeply moving and enigmatic novel about the Holocaust. It has been Sylvie Germain's most commercially successful novel in France. Magnus is a man searching for his own identity, who pieces together the complex puzzle of his life, which turns out to be closer to a painting by Edward Munch than the romantic tale of family heroism and self-sacrifice on which he was nurtured by the woman he believed was his mother. In Magnus, Sylvie Germain uses imagination and intuition to unlock the enigma of human life and confer on history the power of myth and fable. AUTHOR: Sylvie Germain was born in Chateauroux in Central France in 1954. She read philosophy at the Sorbonne, being awarded a doctorate. From 1987 until the summer of 1993 she taught philosophy at the French School in Prague. She now lives in Angouleme. Sylvie Germain is the author of thirteen works of fiction, eleven of which have been published by Dedalus, a study of the painter Vermeer and a religious meditation. Her work has been translated into twenty one languages and has received worldwide acclaim. SELLING POINTS: "germain is endowered with extraordinary narrative and descriptive abilities. She excels in portraits of emotional intensity and the gritty realism of raw emotions." -The Independent Magnus is a deeply moving and enigmatic novel about the Holocaust. Magnus is a man searching for his own identity, attempting to piece together the complex puzzle of his life. But his true story turns out to be closer to a painting by Edward Munch than the romantic tale of family heroism and self-sacrifice on which he was nurtured by the woman he believed was his mother. In Magnus, Sylvie Germain uses imagination and intuition to unlock the enigma of human life and confer on history the power of myth and fable. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781903517628
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