| Quiet Adjustment Contributor(s): Markovits, Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393330222 ISBN-13: 9780393330229 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron, Markovits reimagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that broke open their lives: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Biographical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.54" W x 8.2" (0.64 lbs) 368 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In his "Byron trilogy," Benjamin Markovits lovingly reinvents the nineteenth-century novel, true to its perfect prose, penetrating insight, and simmering passions. Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron--the greatest literary figure and most notorious sex symbol of his age--Markovits re¬imagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that broke open their lives and riveted the world around them: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus. Their very different understandings of love and one's obligations to society lead them all--and the reader--headlong to a devastating conclusion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Markovits, Benjamin: - Benjamin Markovits grew up in Texas and London, where he now lives. He teaches at the University of London. He contributes to the New York Times, The Paris Review, Granta, the Times Literary Supplement, and others. |