Nicholas Christopher
Författare till A Trip To The Stars: A Novel
Om författaren
Nicholas Christopher was born in New York City and educated at Harvard where he studied poetry with Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. He is the author of sixteen books, including the novels Veronica, The Soloist, and Tiger Rag. His selected poems, Crossing the Equator, was published in 2004, and visa mer his first novel for children, The True Adventures of Nicholas Zen, was published last year. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Constance, and teaches at Columbia. visa färre
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1951
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- New York City, New York, USA
- Bostadsorter
- New York, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Utbildning
- Harvard College (AB)
- Yrken
- novelist
poet
university professor - Organisationer
- Columbia University
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Amy Lowell Travelling Fellowship in Poetry (1983-1984 |1985-1986)
Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award (1991) - Agent
- Anne Sibbald
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Like reading a biography of Mozart where magicians come out to play. Nicolo Zen is a recently orphaned venetian boy whose only possession is a magical clarinet that only he can play. After disguising himself as a girl in order to join an orchestra made of up of orphans, his adventures really begin. The kind of off-kilter, slightly sinister magic you might remember from The Night Circus, but also a compelling portrait of Venice and Vienna in the early 18th century.
I was impressed with this book of poetry written by Nicholas Christopher. He has a straightforward approach to his writing, but you can get a sense of presence from the reading. I had read some of Christopher's novel a few years ago and this is a welcome addition to liking of his work
Nicholas Christopher's poetry here offers stories and meditations which come across in such gorgeous, telling detail, and whether a given poem leans toward the surreal or the emotional, each poem is so crisp that a reader can't help being affected by the vision and the language. More than the other collection I read from him, many of these poems feel almost cinematic in their beginnings--otherworldly, detailed openings to something much larger--but they are always more than simple observations or depictions in the end.
I adore Christopher's poetry, and I'm sure I'll be revisiting this collection in the future.… (mer)
I adore Christopher's poetry, and I'm sure I'll be revisiting this collection in the future.… (mer)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 20
- Även av
- 11
- Medlemmar
- 1,713
- Popularitet
- #14,989
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 45
- ISBN
- 70
- Språk
- 5
- Favoritmärkt
- 6
But the super powers part isn't what made me put this book down, it's the writing. The author does a lot of telling and very little showing, it's like reading a Wikipedia article. Super disappointing, pass.