The Great Concert of the Night - Softcover

Buckley, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908745770 ISBN 13: 9781908745774

Publisher: Sort of Books

Synopsis

In the small hours of January 1st, a man begins to write, having watched Le Grand Concert de la Nuit, a film in which a former lover - Imogen - plays a major role. For the next year, he writes something every day. His journal is a ritual of commemoration and an investigation of the character of Imogen and her relationships - with himself; with her family and friends; with other lovers. Imogen is an elusive subject, and The Great Concert of the Night is an intricate text, mixing scenes from the writer's memory and the present day, and scenes from Imogen's films, with observations on a range of subjects, from the visions of female saints to the history of medicine and the festivals of ancient Rome. But one subject comes to occupy him above all: what happens when a person becomes a character on the page.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Buckley is the acclaimed author of Ghost MacIndoe; So he takes the Dog and Nostalgia. The Great Concert of the Night is his tenth novel. He was the 2015 winner of the BBC National Short Story Award and has also written several guidebooks to various parts of Italy. He lives in Hove.

Review:

"A quietly brilliant writer, almost eccentric in his craftsmanship." * The Sunday Times *

About this edition

• Publisher: Sort of Books
• ISBN 10: 1908745770
• ISBN 13: 9781908745774
• Binding: Paperback