FORGETTING ROOM
by Bantock, Nick
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- Paperback
- first
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- New
- ISBN 10
- 0002254913
- ISBN 13
- 9780002254915
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24 x 20 cm- " When his grandfather dies, Armon inherits the family home in Ronda, Spain, and finds himself trying to unravel the surreal conundrum his grandfather has left for him. Armon begins to remember his childhood art lessons, and gradually, as his grandfather's studio takes hold of him, he finds himself pulled, day by day, toward a most extraordinary elliptic link with his past. Binding art and text in a narrative marriage, Nick Bantock takes us to the Forgetting Room, where he teases us through a tale of discovery, revenge, alchemy, and Moorish legend. From the Publisher: to my grandson, Armon Hurt, I leave my house in Ronda, Spain, and the uncertainty of its contents. May he discover his belonging. From the last will and testament of Rafael Hurtago So begins Nick Bantock's latest novel, in which readers are invited to delve into the journal of Armon Hurt, a sad, discontented man who discovers his inner fire. When his artist grandfather dies, leaving him the family home in Spain, Armon travels to Andalusia with the intention of selling the property. Once there, however, he finds a sealed cardboard case containing a small oil painting and a surreal booklet. As he examines these mysterious artifacts, Armon realizes that he is holding both his grandfather's last communication to him and a puzzle. He begins to decipher the conundrum, and as each new answer leads to more questions, Armon finds himself painting furiously in his grandfather's old studio strangely compelled to create a picture that is somehow linked to his legacy. Featuring paintings, drawings, collages, and paper foldouts, this is no ordinary novel. Captivatingly imagined and genuinely memorable in its deeply personal account of a man in search of himself, The Forgetting Room is a handmade treasure, a seamless blend of artistry and language and a tantalizing read."
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19143
- Title
- FORGETTING ROOM
- Author
- Bantock, Nick
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0002254913
- ISBN 13
- 9780002254915
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8 vo
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