,Edward Carey
Little
Little
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Little is a historical novel by Edward Carey that was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2020, shortlisted for the HWA Crown Awards 2019, and shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2019. It is the story of Marie Grosholtz, who was born in Alsace in 1761 and was orphaned at the age of six. She finds employment in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of reclusive anatomist Dr Curtius and together they pursue an unusual passion: the fine art of wax-modelling. The novel follows Marie and Dr Curtius as they flee their city and open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations in Paris. The Cabinet of Doctor Curtius is a highly original novel that explores the relationship between Marie and Dr Curtius, the art of wax-modelling, and the pre-revolutionary streets of Paris.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2019
Publisher: Gallic Books
LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020
LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA CROWN AWARDS 2019
A highly original novel - Sunday Times,PAPERBACK BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019
There is a space between life and death: it's called waxworks.
Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed "Little." Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of reclusive anatomist, Dr Curtius.
In time the unlikely pair form an unlikely bond, and together they pursue an unusual passion: the fine art of wax-modelling.
Forced to flee their city, the doctor and his protegee head for the seamy streets of Paris where they open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations.
Though revolution approaches, the curious-minded flock to see the wax heads, eager to scrutinise the faces of royalty and reprobates alike.
At "The Cabinet of Doctor Curtius," heads are made, heads are displayed, and a future is built from wax.
From the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from casting the still-warm heads of "The Terror" to finding something very like love, "Little" is the unforgettable story of how a bloodstained crumb of a girl went on to shape the world.
Don't miss this eccentric charmer! @MargaretAtwood
Absolutely brilliant! Susan Hill
Rich and engrossing, there is an extraordinary potency to Carey's material ... A visceral, vivid and moving novel
GUARDIAN
In this gloriously gruesome imagining of the girlhood of Marie Tussaud, mistress of wax, fleas will bite, rats will run, and heads will roll, and roll, and roll.
Guts n gore galore: I bloody love.
Weight: 382g
Dimension: 194 x 124 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910709535
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