The Love of Stones: A Novel

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Picador, 05.02.2002 - 396 Seiten
Burrowing through the goldsmiths’ quarters and hidden archives of London, Tokyo, and Istanbul, Katharine Sterne is on the trail of a ruby, diamond, and pearl brooch once worn by Queen Elizabeth I. Interwoven with the tale of her hunt is that of a pair of Iraqi Jewish brothers who traveled to London two hundred years earlier with fortunes made from an unearthed jar of priceless stones. Spanning two continents and six centuries, The Love of Stones follows three very different people, each consumed by the same desire—possession of the legendary jewel—which binds their stories together in an irresistible quest.

Autoren-Profil (2002)

Tobias Hill was born on March 30, 1970 in London, England. He is an award-winning British poet, essayist, writer of short stories and novelist. Hill was educated at Hampstead School and Sussex University before spending two years teaching in Japan. Hill's early work appeared in magazines such as Envoi and The Frogmore Papers and published four collections,Year of the Dog, Midnight in the City of Clocks, (influenced by his experience of life in Japan) Zoo and Nocturne in Chrome & Sunset Yellow. In 1999, Hill published his debut novel, Underground. The Love of Stones (2001), Hill's second novel, earned wider recognition. Hill's third novel, The Cryptographer, was published in 2003. Tobias Hill's fourth novel, The Hidden, was published in January 2009. He made the Ondaatje Prize 2015 shortlist with his title, What Was Promised.

Bibliografische Informationen

TitelThe Love of Stones: A Novel
Autor/inTobias Hill
AusgabeNeuauflage
VerlagPicador, 2002
ISBN0312287739, 9780312287733
Länge396 Seiten
  
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