From The Pulitzer Prizeâwinning Author Of All The Light We Cannot See, Perhaps The Most Bestselling And Beloved Literary Fiction Of Our Time, Comes A Triumph Of Imagination And Compassion, A Soaring Novel About Children On The Cusp Of Adulthood In A Broken World, Who Find Resilience, Hope, And Story. The Heroes Of Cloud Cuckoo Land Are Trying To Figure Out The World Around Them: Anna And Omeir, On Opposite Sides Of The Formidable City Walls During The 1453 Siege Of Constantinople; Teenage Idealist Seymour In An Attack On A Public Library In Present Day Idaho; And Konstance, On An Interstellar Ship Bound For An Exoplanet, Decades From Now. Like Marie-laure And Werner In All The Light We Cannot See, Anna, Omeir, Seymour, And Konstance Are Dreamers And Outsiders Who Find Resourcefulness And Hope In The Midst Of Peril. An Ancient Textâthe Story Of Aethon, Who Longs To Be Turned Into A Bird So That He Can Fly To A Utopian Paradise In The Skyâprovides Solace And Mystery To These Unforgettable Characters. Doerr Has Created A Tapestry Of Times And Places That Reflects Our Vast Interconnectednessâwith Other Species, With Each Other, With Those Who Lived Before Us And Those Who Will Be Here After Weâre Gone. Dedicated To âthe Librarians Then, Now, And In The Years To Come,â Cloud Cuckoo Land Is A Hauntingly Beautiful And Redemptive Novel About Stewardshipâof The Book, Of The Earth, Of The Human Heart.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Space Opera
- Science Fiction
Publisher : Scribner
Author : Doerr, Anthony
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2021-09-28
Number Of Pages : 640
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1982168439
ISBN-13 : 9781982168438
Item weight : 2.05 lb
Dimensions : 1.73 in x 6.5 in x 9.25 in
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