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Facades: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell (1978)

av John Pearson

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The Facades is one of the most remarkable and talked-about debut novels in recent memory. Set in the once-great Midwestern city of Trude - a treacherous maze of convoluted shopping malls, barricaded libraries and elitist assisted-living homes - Eric Lundgren's novel follows a disconsolate legal clerk named Sven Norberg, who sets out to investigate the disappearance of his wife, the city's most celebrated mezzo-soprano. To track her down, he must descend into Trude's underworld and confront the menacing and bizarre citizens of his hometown- rebellious librarians, shifty music critics and the minister of an apocalyptic church who has recruited Norberg's teenage son. Written with boundless intelligence and razor-sharp wit, The Facades is a comic and existential mystery that unfolds at the urgent pace of a thriller. 'The Facades challenges your sense of the world you think you know and live in. It is a dazzling invention' Kathryn Davis, author of Duplex and The Thin Place 'Lundgren writes like a veteran in his prime, and The Facades is simply one of the best novels I've read in years, period' Teddy Wayne, author of The Love Song of Jonny Valentine and Kapitoil 'Eric Lundgren has written exactly the kind of book I hope to stumble on, to be seized by, to be astonished by, to marvel at' Arthur Phillips, author of The Tragedy of Arthur and Prague… (mer)
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'the assurance of the aristocrat and the glamour of the dedicated artist', July 20, 2014

This review is from: Facade (Hardcover)
A very well-written account of the three Sitwell siblings, including b/w photos. Over 500 pages, Mr Pearson takes us from the early life of their eccentric parents up to their own old age.
I knew almost nothing of the family when I began, but the book certainly brings them to life, in particular Edith, forever squabbling with fellow artists ('any criticism of her work was unacceptable and was seen...as some sort of lower-class impertinence against her regal presence'). I felt Mr Pearson focussed mainly on Edith and Osbert, the two most 'interesting' siblings (Sacheverell married and lived apart from them in a more normal lifestyle).
Undoubtedly the most interesting chapters concerned their early life, and relations with their fascinating (or awful?) parents.
Excellent introduction to the difficult lives of the Sitwell family, described by one of their peers as 'not really happy people.' ( )
  starbox | Jul 20, 2014 |
A massive book about the Sitwell family, a complicated story skilfully told - real tragedy and black comedy.Incls. b&W Photographs. ( )
  velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 |
I wanted to read this because the Sitwell siblings appear in every modern biography I've ever read, but I didn't know much about them. They were poets. After an unhappy childhood, they escaped together and became famous for their work. Sacheveral married and had a happy life; Osbert and Edith didn't do as well. Edith in particular spent most of her life feuding with people.

It's a good description of their lives and how they affected the lives of other artists. ( )
  piemouth | Jun 11, 2010 |
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The Facades is one of the most remarkable and talked-about debut novels in recent memory. Set in the once-great Midwestern city of Trude - a treacherous maze of convoluted shopping malls, barricaded libraries and elitist assisted-living homes - Eric Lundgren's novel follows a disconsolate legal clerk named Sven Norberg, who sets out to investigate the disappearance of his wife, the city's most celebrated mezzo-soprano. To track her down, he must descend into Trude's underworld and confront the menacing and bizarre citizens of his hometown- rebellious librarians, shifty music critics and the minister of an apocalyptic church who has recruited Norberg's teenage son. Written with boundless intelligence and razor-sharp wit, The Facades is a comic and existential mystery that unfolds at the urgent pace of a thriller. 'The Facades challenges your sense of the world you think you know and live in. It is a dazzling invention' Kathryn Davis, author of Duplex and The Thin Place 'Lundgren writes like a veteran in his prime, and The Facades is simply one of the best novels I've read in years, period' Teddy Wayne, author of The Love Song of Jonny Valentine and Kapitoil 'Eric Lundgren has written exactly the kind of book I hope to stumble on, to be seized by, to be astonished by, to marvel at' Arthur Phillips, author of The Tragedy of Arthur and Prague

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