The Fixed Stars : Thirty-Seven Emblems for the Perilous Season

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Juxtaposing barbarity and whimsy, Brian Conn's The Fixed Stars is a novel that has the tenor of a contemporary fable with nearly the same dreamlike logic. At the novel's heart are the John's Day celebration and the interactions of a small community dealing with a mystery disease. Rout...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conn, Brian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social problems.
Plague.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Problemes sociaux > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Peste > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Social problems > Fiction.
Plague > Fiction.
Fiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; 1. The Ropemaker's Daughter; 2. Ablution in Helical Structure; 3. The Green Door; 4. John's Day; 5. The Snow Pageant; 6. Mercury.

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