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Servants of the Map

Servants of the Map

by Andrea Barrett (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $4.10

  • Used

    Paperback 2003

    $3.28
Synopsis

A national bestseller in the US -- another magnificently imagined and executed book of historical fiction with a contemporary twist, from one of the masters of the form. 'These stories possess a wonderful clarity and ease, the serene authority of a writer working at the very height of her powers.' New York Times Ranging across two centuries, and from the western Himalayas to an Adirondack village, Servants of the Map travels the territories of yearning and awakening, of loss and unexpected discovery. A mapper of the highest mountain peaks, engaged on the trigonometrical measurement of British India, realizes his true obsession while in deflationary correspondence with his far-off wife. A young woman afire with scientific curiosity must come to terms with a romantic fantasy. Brothers and sisters, torn apart at an early age, are beset by dreams of reunion. Throughout, Barrett's most characteristic theme -- the happenings in that borderland between science and desire -- unfolds in the diverse lives of unforgettable human beings.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: First edition
 Publisher: Flamingo
Published: 17 Jun 2002
ISBN 10: 0007139918
ISBN 13: 9780007139910
Book Overview: Andrea Barrett won the National Book Award in 1996 for her book Ship Fever .

Media Reviews
'Servants of the Map confirms how deserving Barrett is to be ranked with Alice Munro and the other great North American storytellers of the moment... It is the precision of her words, and the intelligence with which she creates bonds between characters from an age so different from our own, that makes reading her such a joy.' Economist 'Andrea Barrett has a talent for reaching to the essence of experience... The passage in which Lavinia speaks of what makes her happy is as poignant and intense as anything I can remember reading for a long time, as radiantly illuminating, in its way, as the famous passage in Wuthering Heights when Catherine describes her idea of perfect weather.' Barry Unsworth 'Gorgeous, illuminating, entrancing fiction... The scientific themes that made Barrett's novel The Voyage of the Narwhal and her NBA-winning collection Ship Fever two of the most unusual literary successes of their decade again predominate in this superb new gathering of four stories and two novellas.' (Starred) Kirkus Reviews 'Barrett's rapidly growing reputation as one of the finest writers at work today will assure a substantial audience for this radiant collection... Familiar figures appear and reappear in more than one story, and many readers will be able to make connections between these tales and Barrett's earlier works. Yet each is rich and independent and beautiful and should draw Barrett many new admirers.' Publishers Weekly Praise for The Voyage of the Narwhal: 'The clarity and depth of the story dazzle' The Times 'Enthralling, rivetingly authentic' Literary Review 'Crammed full of rich, pictorial description and tingling suspense.' New York Times praise for The Middle Kingdom: 'An exhilarating book... wonderful and generous insights... Ms Barrett has captured a truly authentic Beijing.' Amy Tan 'With The Middle Kingdom, Andrea Barrett further consolidates her position as one of our most thoughtful chroniclers of contemporary life... The Middle Kingdom is another impressive milestone in what promises to be a long and fruitful literary journey by an accomplished American author.' Cleveland Plain Dealer'
Author Bio
ANDREA BARRETT lives in Rochester, NY. She is the author of four novels, and one previous collection of stories, Ship Fever, which won the National Book Award in 1996 and received startling critical acclaim: 'The title novella is devastating: as with every story here, you enter right into it, and cannot entirely leave it behind.' New Yorker.