Ghostwritten
A Novel
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Publisher:
New York - Vintage International
Pages:
426
Edition:
1st Vintage International ed
ISBN:
0375724508, 9780375724503
Language:
English
Contents:
Okinawa
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Holy mountain
Mongolia
Petersburg
London
Clear Island
Night train
Underground
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Holy mountain
Mongolia
Petersburg
London
Clear Island
Night train
Underground
Notes:
Originally published: London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1999
Statement of responsibility:
David Mitchell
Physical description:
426 p. ; 21 cm
Call number:
FIC MITCHEL 2001
Library Identifier
2633138
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"We're all ghostwriters, my boy. And it's not just our memories. Our actions, too. We all think we're in control of our own lives, but really they're pre-ghostwritten by forces around us."
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Add a CommentMore like 9 interconnected character sketches of people all over the world-- and not all are human. Some of the connections felt really forced. Entertaining in a I-wonder-how-that-person's-life-is-connected-to-that-one-and-in-how-many-degrees sort of way.
David Mitchell is a find! I liked this even better than the Cloud Atlas.
A remarkable book that includes 9 first person narratives that are all connected. The connections are not always immediately clear, but finding the connections is only one small part of the pleasure of reading this book. Hard to believe this is a first book, the writing is so good and the style between chapters so variable. Usually books with a gimmick like this are disappointing, this book is certainly not as it travels across the world and across time. I am looking forward to more books by David Mitchell.