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Daniel’s Beetles
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Artikel-Nr:
9781854115447
Veröffentl:
2011
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.2011
Seiten:
232
Autor:
Tony Bianchi
Gewicht:
277 g
Format:
206x132x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Tony Bianchi is a freelance writer, a critic, and an arts researcher. He is also the former literature director at the Arts Council of Wales. He was awarded the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize for the Welsh edition of Daniel's Beetles.
At the age of six, Daniel was playing with insects in the garden when he saw his father fall to his death. Forty years later, Daniel is a middle-aged entomologist stuck in an unsatisfying relationship and caring for his increasingly forgetful mother. His humdrum life takes a dramatic turn when a blind woman joins his monthly reading group and recruits him to prepare translations for a mysterious company. As his new job's duties become all-consuming, the boundaries between reality and fantasy, memory and experience, and vision and blindness all begin to blur. Gradually, Daniel uncovers a sinister way to help his mother enjoy her memories and, in turn, rewrite his own past. Offering a fresh perspective on the subjects of memory and deceit, this narrative also provides insight into the world of contemporary Welsh literature.