Lands of Glass

Lands of Glass

by Alastair Mc Ewen (Author), Alessandro Baricco (Author)

Synopsis

From one of Italy's most brilliant and most inventive writers comes the story of two visionaries of the mid-nineteenth century. Mr Rail is a small-town entrepreneur and glass-maker, and Hector Horeau is the Parisian architect who commissions him to make the glass for the Crystal Palace. They are joined by the extravagant inventor, Pekisch, and Elisabeth, a steam locomotive racing along on a railway to nowhere. Theirs is a Kafkaesque tale of angry visions, confused emotions and fantastic ambitions.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Published: 01 Aug 2002

ISBN 10: 0241141745
ISBN 13: 9780241141748
Book Overview: Alessandro Baricco is the author of Silk , Ocean Sea and City .

Author Bio
Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin in 1958 where he still lives today. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed novels SILK, OCEAN SEA and CITY.