Shroud
Shroud by John Banville is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on June 8, 2004. This 272-page novel presents a moving exploration of identity, duplicity, and desire through the eyes of Axel Vander, a recently widowed man with a complex past. As an unreliable narrator, Vander navigates his life filled with secrets, encountering a mysterious young woman known as “Miss Nemesis,” who may hold the key to unraveling his hidden truths.
In this literary and psychological thriller, readers will find a narrative that delves into the intricacies of Vander’s character and the enigmatic relationship he forms with Miss Nemesis. Set against the backdrop of Turin, a city known for its shroud, the story raises questions about the nature of truth and deception. Banville’s work invites readers to reflect on the layers of existence and the masks people wear, making it a thought-provoking addition to the genre.
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From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a splendidly moving, “hypnotic” exploration (The New York Times) of identity, duplicity, and desire, starring a very old, recently widowed man with secrets and the mysterious young woman destined to either destroy or save him.
One part Nietzsche, one part Humbert Humbert, and a soupcon of Milton’s Lucifer, Axel Vander, the dizzyingly unreliable narrator of John Banville’s masterful new novel, is the bearer of a fearsome reputation as a literary dandy and bully. A product of the Old World, he is also an escapee from its conflagrations, with the wounds to prove it. And everything about him is a lie.
Now those lies have been unraveled by a mysterious young woman whom Vander calls “Miss Nemesis.” They are to meet in Turin, a city best known for its enigmatic shroud. Is her purpose to destroy Vander or to save him—or simply to show him what lies beneath the shroud in which he has wrapped his life?
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