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The Infinities (urspr publ 2009; utgåvan 2010)

av John Banville

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On a languid midsummer's day in the countryside, old Adam Godley, a renowned theoretical mathematician lies dying. Gathered around him are his family: Adam, his son; Adam's wife; Petra, his daughter; his wife Ursula, stepmother to his children; and his daughter's young man. But the Godley family is not alone in their vigil. Around them hovers a family of mischievious immortals who begin to sir up trouble to sometimes wildly unintended effect.… (mer)

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Medlem:	mcjohnson22
Titel:	The Infinities
Författare:	John Banville
Info:	Picador USA (2010), Paperback, 256 pages
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Taggar:	Fiction

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Well worth reading for the signature beautiful prose, interesting vocabulary, and daring cast of characters. I thought however that the story line was weak and didn't make for a compelling whole. (

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Misprint | Aug 31, 2020 |

Another highly satisfying piece from the prolific Banville. Easier to read and more pleasurable than some, this one keeps the depth and sentence level beauty he is so good at. Worth it for the first line alone. (

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Eoin | Jun 3, 2019 |

Fantastic. The writing was superb, characters were well-drawn and cliches avoided. An added bonus - Julian Rhind-Tutt, the narrator, was sublime. I will definitely try to find more audiobooks read by him. (

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liz.mabry | May 13, 2019 |

Infinities refer to infinite worlds and the overlap between worlds I think. John Banville writes very poetically but this does not make up for the lack of a plot. Everything takes place in a day but you never know where the story is going and what the point is. (

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siok | Oct 21, 2018 |

Quirky & fun, with beautiful language, but I got a bit confused in the storytelling about whose narrative voice was talking at any time... which I am sure was deliberate, but i didn't like being confused so much ;) (

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If “The Infinities” has the bones of a novel of ideas, it’s fleshed out and robed as a novel of sensibility and style. Its drapery is velvet and brocade — sumptuous and at times over-heavy.

tillagd av Shortride | ändraThe New York Times Book Review, Laura Miller (Mar 7, 2010)

Banville brings us the gods in as many forms as the ancients saw them. They behave badly, as they do in Homer, and as Plato so regretted; but then, they are familiar with perfect ideas that humans can grope for while they live, but can only know either before they are born, or as they die, as Plato explained. ... In Banville’s hands, ancient civilisation has become another realm in which all permutations are possible.

tillagd av paradoxosalpha | ändraThe Telegraph, Tom Payne (Sep 19, 2009)

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On a languid midsummer's day in the countryside, old Adam Godley, a renowned theoretical mathematician lies dying. Gathered around him are his family: Adam, his son; Adam's wife; Petra, his daughter; his wife Ursula, stepmother to his children; and his daughter's young man. But the Godley family is not alone in their vigil. Around them hovers a family of mischievious immortals who begin to sir up trouble to sometimes wildly unintended effect.

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