House of Names

Colm Toibin

ISBN 10: 0241257689 / ISBN 13: 9780241257685

Published by VIKING, 2017

About this Item

8vo. 264 Page's. A Fine copy in like-wise Fine dust-wrapper. Free from any mark's, book-plate's, inscription's, under-lining, etc. The Dust-wrapper (£14.99) has NOT been price clipped. No sunning to any part of the book (Not left in direct sun light to fade).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: House of Names
• Publisher: VIKING
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241257689
• ISBN 13: 9780241257685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard her muffled screams.'On the day of his daughter's wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice.His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into battle, where he is rewarded with glorious victory.Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister - on a path of intimate violence, as they enter a world of hushed commands and soundless journeys through the palace's dungeons and bedchambers. As his wife seeks his death, his daughter, Electra, is the silent observer to the family's game of innocence while his son, Orestes, is sent into bewildering, frightening exile where survival is far from certain. Out of their desolating loss, Electra and Orestes must find a way to right these wrongs of the past even if it means committing themselves to a terrible, barbarous act.House of Names is a story of intense longing and shocking betrayal. It is a work of great beauty, and daring, from one of our finest living writers.

About the Author

Colm Tóibín is the author of seven novels, including The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; The Testament of Mary, and Nora Webster, as well as two story collections. Three times shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York.