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Jerusalem

By Alan Moore

Jerusalem Historical Fiction

Jerusalem

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Begging comparisons to Tolstoy and Joyce, this "magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic" (Guardian) by Alan Moore-the genre-defying, "groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation" (NPR)-takes its place among the most notable works of contemporary English literature. In decaying Northampton, eternity loiters between housing projects. Among saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts, a timeline unravels: second-century fiends wait in urine-scented stairwells, delinquent specters undermine a century with tunnels, and in upstairs parlors, laborers with golden blood reduce fate to a snooker tournament. Through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts singing hymns of wealth and poverty. They celebrate the English language, challenge mortality post-Einstein, and insist upon their slum as Blake's eternal holy city in "Moore's apotheosis, a fourth-dimensional symphony" (Entertainment Weekly). This "brilliant . . . monumentally ambitious" tale from the gutter is "a massive literary achievement for our time-and maybe for all times simultaneously" (Washington Post).
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
1266
Release Date:
2018-09-25
Publication Date:
2018-10-31
Publisher:
Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1631494724
ISBN13:
9781631494727
Weight:
1221 g
Height:
158 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
67 cm
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