Peace
Wolfe, Gene2012
Book
Mesmerizing sci-fi from the author the Denver Post calls "one of the literary giants of science fiction". The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living in a small midwestern town, reveals a miraculous dimension. For Weer's imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself. Originally published in 1975, Peace is a spellbinding, brilliant tour de force of the imagination. The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living out his last days in a small midwestern town, the novel reveals a miraculous dimension as the narrative unfolds. For Weer's imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself. Powerfully moving and uncompromisingly honest, Peace ranks alongside the finest literary works of our time.Hailed as "one of the literary giants of SF" by the Denver Post, Gene Wolfe has repeatedly won the field's highest honors, including the Nebula, the Hugo, and the World Fantasy awards. Peace is Gene Wolfe's first full-length novel, a work that shows the genius that later flourished in such acclaimed works as The Fifth Head of Cerberus and The Book of The New Sun.
Main title:
Peace / Gene Wolfe.
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Edition:
2nd Orb trade pbk. ed.
Imprint:
New York : Orb, 2012.
Collation:
320 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9780765334565 (trade pbk alk paper)9781429966757 (eBook)
Dewey class:
813.54
LC class:
PS3573.O52
Language:
English
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BRN:
2943658