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The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth

By Adrian Duncan

The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth

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AN IRISH INDEPENDENT AND IRISH TIMES BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025 'An original voice' Colm Tóibín 'Duncan brings a new way of seeing' Irish Times 'A deliberative and delicate reading experience, revelatory in the truest sense of that word' Guardian During winter season in a secluded Alpine city, John Molloy, an Irish restorative sculptor, meets Bernadette, an enigmatic Italian sociologist. As John falls in love, a distressing moment from his youth rises into view, the disastrous fallout of which has reverberated unchecked through his life. Years later, a letter from home arrives, asking him to pray for the speedy death of an ailing friend. Over a day-long odyssey through the ancient streets and churches of Bologna, John is forced to confront his present, his past and the bedrock of his psyche. A delicately crafted novel of two halves, a decade apart, The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth is a masterful excavation of human desires, inhibitions, and the patterns of habit to which we unwittingly fall prey.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2025-01-30
Publication Date:
2025-09-02
Publisher:
Serpent's Tail
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1805221949
ISBN13:
9781805221944
Weight:
186 g
Height:
12.7 cm
Width:
19.7 cm
Thickness:
1.4 cm
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