Salamander

Fiction & Literature, Literary, Historical
Cover of the book Salamander by Thomas Wharton, Washington Square Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas Wharton ISBN: 9780743453325
Publisher: Washington Square Press Publication: May 11, 2010
Imprint: Washington Square Press Language: English
Author: Thomas Wharton
ISBN: 9780743453325
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication: May 11, 2010
Imprint: Washington Square Press
Language: English

Nicholas Flood, an unassuming eighteenth-century London printer, specializes in novelty books -- books that nestle into one another, books comprised of one spare sentence, books that emit the sounds of crashing waves. When his work captures the attention of an eccentric Slovakian count, Flood is summoned to a faraway castle -- a moving labyrinth that embodies the count's obsession with puzzles -- where he is commissioned to create the infinite book, the ultimate never-ending story. Probing the nature of books, the human thirst for knowledge, and the pursuit of immortality, Salamander careens through myth and metaphor as Flood travels the globe in search of materials for the elusive book without end.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Nicholas Flood, an unassuming eighteenth-century London printer, specializes in novelty books -- books that nestle into one another, books comprised of one spare sentence, books that emit the sounds of crashing waves. When his work captures the attention of an eccentric Slovakian count, Flood is summoned to a faraway castle -- a moving labyrinth that embodies the count's obsession with puzzles -- where he is commissioned to create the infinite book, the ultimate never-ending story. Probing the nature of books, the human thirst for knowledge, and the pursuit of immortality, Salamander careens through myth and metaphor as Flood travels the globe in search of materials for the elusive book without end.

More books from Washington Square Press

Cover of the book Bulletproof Girl by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Lita by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book The Man Who Knew Infinity by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book The Best of Us by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book The Longings of Wayward Girls by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book High Strung by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Things You Won't Say by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Maybe in Another Life by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Then She Found Me by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Jewel by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Fatal Inheritance by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book Venetian Dreaming by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book The Age of Reinvention by Thomas Wharton
Cover of the book The Price of Inheritance by Thomas Wharton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy