by IainBanks (Author)
The man who wakes up in the extraordinary world of a bridge has amnesia, and his doctor doesn't seem to want to cure him. Does it matter? Exploring the bridge occupies most of his days. But at night there are his dreams. Dreams in which desperate men drive sealed carriages across barren mountains to a bizarre rendezvous; an illiterate barbarian storms an enchanted tower under a stream of verbal abuse; and broken men walk forever over bridges without end, taunted by visions of a doomed sexuality. Lying in bed unconscious after an accident wouldn't be much fun, you'd think. Oh yes? It depends who and what you've left behind. Which is the stranger reality, day or night? Frequently hilarious and consistently disturbing, THE BRIDGE is a novel of outrageous contrasts, constructed chaos and elegant absurdities.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 01 May 1992
ISBN 10: 0349102155
ISBN 13: 9780349102153
Book Overview: * Paperback reissue of a modern classic, Iain Banks' THE BRIDGE - 'the flowering of an exceptional talent' (THE TIMES).