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The Bay Of Noon
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Bay Of Noon
Contributors:
By (Author) Shirley Hazzard
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date:
31st August 1998
UK Publication Date:
2nd July 1998
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823
Prizes:
Short-listed for Man Booker Prize 2010 (UK)
Physical Properties
Number of Pages:
192
Dimensions:
Width 132mm, Height 196mm, Spine 13mm
Weight:
134g
Description
The scene is Naples, against whose ancient and fantastic background the modern action takes place.
Among the protagonists is Jenny, young and pretty, who has come to Naples in flight from a sombre drama, unaware that a larger drama waits her there. She has an introduction to a Neapolitan woman, and one day she idly follows it up. This is her leap through the looking glass.Reviews
'Miss Hazzard's mind is a revolving light that picks a scene, holds it in utmost clarity for a moment against the surrounding darkness and moves on' NEW YORK TIMES
Author Bio
Shirley Hazzard was born in Sydney in 1931. She has lived in Hong Kong, New Zealand and New York where she worked for the United Nations. She is a past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Academy Award and the O. Henry Short Story Award.
