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Cloud Atlas par David Mitchell (2004, livre de poche commercial, maison aléatoire)

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Type
Novel
ISBN
9780375507250
Book Title
Cloud Atlas : a Novel
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2004
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
David Mitchell
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Literary, Science Fiction / General, Fantasy / Historical, Historical
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in twenty-first-century fiction, David Mitchell combines flat-out adventure, a Nabokovian love of puzzles, a keen eye for character, and a taste for mind-bending, philosophical and scientific speculation in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, and Philip K. Dick. The result is brilliantly original fiction as profound as it is playful. In this groundbreaking novel, an influential favorite among a new generation of writers, Mitchell explores with daring artistry fundamental questions of reality and identity. Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . . Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history. But the story doesn't end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky. As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375507256
ISBN-13
9780375507250
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Book Title
Cloud Atlas : a Novel
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Literary, Science Fiction / General, Fantasy / Historical, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Author
David Mitchell
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page." -- The New York Times Book Review   "One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is--and should be--read by any student of contemporary literature." --Dave Eggers   "Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative." -- People   "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet--not just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds." --Michael Chabon   " Cloud Atlas  ought to make [Mitchell] famous on both sides of the Atlantic as a writer whose fearlessness is matched by his talent." -- The Washington Post Book World   "Thrilling . . . One of the biggest joys in  Cloud Atlas  is watching Mitchell sashay from genre to genre without a hitch in his dance step." -- Boston Sunday Globe   "Grand and elaborate . . . [Mitchell] creates a world and language at once foreign and strange, yet strikingly familiar and intimate." -- Los Angeles Times From the Hardcover edition., "[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page."-- The New York Times Book Review   "One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is--and should be--read by any student of contemporary literature."--Dave Eggers   "Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative."-- People   "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet--not just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds."--Michael Chabon, "[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page." -- The New York Times Book Review "One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is--and should be--read by any student of contemporary literature." --Dave Eggers "Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative." -- People "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet--not just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds." --Michael Chabon " Cloud Atlas ought to make [Mitchell] famous on both sides of the Atlantic as a writer whose fearlessness is matched by his talent." -- The Washington Post Book World "Thrilling . . . One of the biggest joys in Cloud Atlas is watching Mitchell sashay from genre to genre without a hitch in his dance step." -- Boston Sunday Globe "Grand and elaborate . . . [Mitchell] creates a world and language at once foreign and strange, yet strikingly familiar and intimate." -- Los Angeles Times From the Hardcover edition., "[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page."- The New York Times Book Review   "One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is-and should be-read by any student of contemporary literature."-Dave Eggers   "Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative."- People   "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet-not just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds."-Michael Chabon, "[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page." -- The New York Times Book Review "One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is--and should be--read by any student of contemporary literature." --Dave Eggers "Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative." -- People "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet--not just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds." --Michael Chabon " Cloud Atlas ought to make [Mitchell] famous on both sides of the Atlantic as a writer whose fearlessness is matched by his talent." -- The Washington Post Book World "Thrilling . . . One of the biggest joys in Cloud Atlas is watching Mitchell sashay from genre to genre without a hitch in his dance step." -- Boston Sunday Globe "Grand and elaborate . . . [Mitchell] creates a world and language at once foreign and strange, yet strikingly familiar and intimate." -- Los Angeles Times, "Cloud Atlasis, obviously, a formidable creation. . . . Fellow novelists will find it hard not to heap . . . praise on David Mitchell, whose brilliance takes one's breath away in a manner not unlike a first experience of Chartres or the Duomo." -The Globe and Mail "Cloud Atlasis a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative." -People "Mitchell's range is astonishing, moving effortlessly from elegant genre fiction to satire to high-end literary pyrotechnics….to Mitchell - prodigiously skilled and gloriously ambitious - I can only say, bravo!" -Toronto Star "Cloud Atlasimposes a dizzying series of milieus, characters and conflicts upon us . . . [and] feels like a doggedly expert gloss on various writers and modes." -The New York Times "Audacious, dazzling…. Readers who enjoy the 'novel as puzzle' will find much to savor in this original and occasionally very entertaining work." -Publishers Weekly "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet - notjustdazzling, amusing or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds, which are all one world, which is, in turn, enchanted by Mitchell's spell-caster prose, our own." -Michael Chabon Advance UK reviews forCloud Atlas: "the third novel from the genre-busting David Mitchell, author ofGhostwrittenand the Booker-shortlistedNumber9Dreamis a remarkable book, made up of six resonating strands; the narrative reaches back into the 19th century, to colonialism and savagery in the Pacific islands, and forwards into a dark future, beyond the collapse of civilisation. It knits together science fiction, political thriller and historical pastiche with musical virtuosity and linguistic exuberance: there won't be a bigger, bolder novel next year." -Justine Jordan,Guardian, Preview of 2004 "David Mitchell is by no means a complete unknown, but I shall be very surprised if his next book, the sprawling and ambitiousCloud Atlasdoesn't propel him into the front rank of novelists. I only wish it had been there for this year's Man Booker judges to consider." -D J Taylor,Independent, Preview of 2004 "A daunting talent, adept with the global canvas, and able to move from the technological to the spiritual with supernatural ease." -Suzi Feay,Independent on Sunday, Preview of 2004 "Watch out forCloud Atlasby David Mitchell, a work of free-wheeling fantasy by a cutting-edge writer." -David Robson,Sunday Telegraph, Preview of 2004 Praise for David Mitchell: "Mitchell possesses an amazingly copious and eclectic imagination." -William Boyd "[Ghostwrittenis] one of the best first novels I've read for a long time. . . . I couldn't put it down. . . . And it's even better the second time." -A. S. Byatt "Mitchell has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures -- intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." -The New York Times Book Review, " Cloud Atlas is, obviously, a formidable creation. . . . Fellow novelists will find it hard not to heap . . . praise on David Mitchell, whose brilliance takes one's breath away in a manner not unlike a first experience of Chartres or the Duomo." - The Globe and Mail " Cloud Atlas is a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative." - People "Mitchell's range is astonishing, moving effortlessly from elegant genre fiction to satire to high-end literary pyrotechnics….to Mitchell - prodigiously skilled and gloriously ambitious - I can only say, bravo!" - Toronto Star " Cloud Atlas imposes a dizzying series of milieus, characters and conflicts upon us . . . [and] feels like a doggedly expert gloss on various writers and modes." - The New York Times "Audacious, dazzling…. Readers who enjoy the 'novel as puzzle' will find much to savor in this original and occasionally very entertaining work." - Publishers Weekly "The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet - not just dazzling, amusing or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I've never read anything quite like it, and I'm grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds, which are all one world, which is, in turn, enchanted by Mitchell's spell-caster prose, our own." -Michael Chabon Advance UK reviews for Cloud Atlas : "the third novel from the genre-busting David Mitchell, author of Ghostwritten and the Booker-shortlisted Number9Dream is a remarkable book, made up of six resonating strands; the narrative reaches back into the 19th century, to colonialism and savagery in the Pacific islands, and forwards into a dark future, beyond the collapse of civilisation. It knits together science fiction, political thriller and historical pastiche with musical virtuosity and linguistic exuberance: there won't be a bigger, bolder novel next year." -Justine Jordan, Guardian , Preview of 2004 "David Mitchell is by no means a complete unknown, but I shall be very surprised if his next book, the sprawling and ambitious Cloud Atlas doesn't propel him into the front rank of novelists. I only wish it had been there for this year's Man Booker judges to consider." -D J Taylor, Independent , Preview of 2004 "A daunting talent, adept with the global canvas, and able to move from the technological to the spiritual with supernatural ease." -Suzi Feay, Independent on Sunday , Preview of 2004 "Watch out for Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, a work of free-wheeling fantasy by a cutting-edge writer." -David Robson, Sunday Telegraph , Preview of 2004 Praise for David Mitchell: "Mitchell possesses an amazingly copious and eclectic imagination." -William Boyd "[ Ghostwritten is] one of the best first novels I've read for a long time. . . . I couldn't put it down. . . . And it's even better the second time." -A. S. Byatt "Mitchell has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures -- intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." - The New York Times Book Review
Lccn
2003-069314
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Lc Classification Number
Pr6063.I785c58 2004
Copyright Date
2004

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  • Only directly connected to one of the novellas.

    More like several novellas in one book. Connected but not too obvious. Each were interesting and shows the author is very good in different types of material.

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : cleanearthbooks

  • The two versions of "Cloud Atlas"

    The source novel on which the Wachowski film "Cloud Atlas" is based has a different structure and different overall tone than the movie. Instead of being interlaced scene by scene, the six very different, interconnected stories in the book are told first in chronological order, and then later in reverse chronological order, so that the story of Adam Ewing begins and ends the book while the tale of Zachry Bailey is the only one presented as a single piece. The reincarnation theme is limited to a single character in the book and is not connected the same way as in the movie. I honestly consider the movie to be an improvement on the book, because it does connect a lot more characters through the six historical contexts than the book does. The movie is also far more hopeful about whether ...

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : thrift.books

  • I would give this book a qualified endorsement to the curious reader.

    For what it's worth... here is my review: Take 6 stories cut them in half and label them 1-6 A and B. Next, arrange them as follows: 1A-6A, and then 6B -6A. Finally, include a wisp of a thread that seems to connect the 6 stories and that is The Cloud Atlas. A great deal is left to the reader to surmise or imagine and the result is a partially satisfying melange. While I did not appreciate the craftiness of this construction, it was, NTL well written.

  • A great book!

    Picked up the book because I thought the movie was good. Haven't finished it yet, but so far it's a great read. The narrative style is unique, the writing is technical and (mostly) fluid. There are times that the dialog is unrealistic, but Mitchell has a couple devices that explain away why it would appear unrealistic. Definitely one of the better contemporary novels I've ever read.

  • book even better than the movie

    It is very skillfully written. Interesting that it is written more sequentially than the movie, which jumped from one time to the other. My brother actually found it a lot better than the movie.

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