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Observatory Mansions : A Novel by Edward Carey (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100375709231

ISBN-139780375709234

eBay Product ID (ePID)2070006

Product Key Features

Book TitleObservatory Mansions : a Novel

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPsychological, General, Literary, Gothic

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorEdward Carey

Book SeriesVintage Contemporaries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"A sublime take on the Gothic horror novel, an endearing love story...and a triumphant argument for how brilliant the novel can still be."- Detroit Free Press "Readers who complain there's no originality left in the world should visit Observatory Mansions ."- USA Today "A funny, sad, and provocative novel."- The Washington Post Book World " Observatory Mansions is a strange and beautiful book. . . . That this is a first novel is a wonder." -- The Memphis Flyer, "A sublime take on the Gothic horror novel, an endearing love storyâ€¦and a triumphant argument for how brilliant the novel can still be."Detroit Free Press "Readers who complain there's no originality left in the world should visit Observatory Mansions."USA Today "A funny, sad, and provocative novel."The Washington Post Book World "Observatory Mansions is a strange and beautiful book. . . . That this is a first novel is a wonder." -The Memphis Flyer, "A sublime take on the Gothic horror novel, an endearing love storyâ€¦and a triumphant argument for how brilliant the novel can still be."Detroit Free Press "Readers who complain there's no originality left in the world should visitObservatory Mansions."USA Today "A funny, sad, and provocative novel."The Washington Post Book World "Observatory Mansionsis a strange and beautiful book. . . . That this is a first novel is a wonder." -The Memphis Flyer, "A sublime take on the Gothic horror novel, an endearing love storyâ€¦and a triumphant argument for how brilliant the novel can still be." Detroit Free Press "Readers who complain there's no originality left in the world should visit Observatory Mansions ." USA Today "A funny, sad, and provocative novel." The Washington Post Book World " Observatory Mansions is a strange and beautiful book. . . . That this is a first novel is a wonder." - The Memphis Flyer

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal823/.92

SynopsisOnce the Orme family's magnificent ancestral estate, Observatory Mansions is now a crumbling apartment complex, home to an eccentric group of misfits. One of them is Francis Orme, who earns his livelihood as a living statue. When not practicing "inner and outer stillness," Francis steals the cherished possessions of others to add to his private museum. The other tenants are equally as odd: his mother and father, who haven't interacted in years; a man who continually sweats and cries; a recluse who prefers television to reality; and a woman who behaves like a dog. When Anna Tapp arrives among them she stirs their souls, bringing long forgotten memories to the surface-and arousing fears that this new resident intends to provoke a metamorphosis. Reminiscent of Beckett, Ionesco, and Millhauser but startlingly original, Observatory Mansions is also unexpectedly beguiling. Upon its publication in England, it was a literary sensation, and John Fowles called it "easily the most brilliant fiction I've seen this year.", Once the Orme family's magnificent ancestral estate, Observatory Mansions is now a crumbling apartment complex, home to an eccentric group of misfits. One of them is Francis Orme, who earns his livelihood as a living statue. When not practicing "inner and outer stillness," Francis steals the cherished possessions of others to add to his private museum. The other tenants are equally as odd: his mother and father, who haven't interacted in years; a man who continually sweats and cries; a recluse who prefers television to reality; and a woman who behaves like a dog. When Anna Tapp arrives among them she stirs their souls, bringing long forgotten memories to the surfaceand arousing fears that this new resident intends to provoke a metamorphosis. Reminiscent of Beckett, Ionesco, and Millhauser but startlingly original, Observatory Mansions is also unexpectedly beguiling. Upon its publication in England, it was a literary sensation, and John Fowles called it "easily the most brilliant fiction I've seen this year."