Sentences with phrase «sweeping epic novel»
In two separate pieces, one video, one text, Kamila Shamsie describes the inspiration behind Burnt Shadows, her powerful, sweeping epic novel crossing generations, cultures and continents.
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This sweeping romantic epic, based on the Ian McEwan novel of the same name (which is worth a read, though you won't find the book on Netflix), sends Robbie (James McAvoy) off to fight in World War II, and he finds himself in the middle of Britain's retreat from the Germans on the shores of Dunkirk Beach.
On Netflix, director Dee Rees» adaptation of the novel «Mudbound» managed to be both a sweeping, old - fashioned epic and an insightfully modern rendering of farm life in the Jim Crow - era South.
Atonement, also based on an Ian McEwan novel, is on the other hand presented as a sweeping, epic romance, but is in actual fact a lot more focussed.
March 23, 2014 • John Crowley's sweeping, epic novel follows four generations of the Drinkwater family.
What is the effect of focusing a novel of such grand, epic sweep, on members of common society?
In a novel whose title invokes the grand sweep of an epic, there shouldn't be any surprise when the domestic tale leaps into mythic territory: bouts of hubris, betrayal and thwarted power that spring from the pages of classical tragedies.
Inspired by I, Claudius, my novel, The Legacy of Eden, is an epic, sweeping tale of a dynasty rotten to the core, driven by ambition, lust — and hatred.
Cleave's publisher, Simon & Schuster, says of the book: «A sweeping epic with the kind of unforgettable characters, cultural insights, and indelible scenes that made Little Bee so incredible, Chris Cleave's latest novel explores the disenfranchised, the bereaved, the elite, the embattled.»
The first graphic novel ever nominated for the National Book Award and winner of the 2007 Printz Award, its twisting narrative, ironic tone, classical page composition, and deep, human insights stand alone but could also make an excellent contrast for the straight narrative, epic sweep, experimental art, and deep, human insights of another graphic novel that explores themes of immigration, Shaun Tan's The Arrival (2007).
McLain's novel is a sweeping historical epic about a singular woman's drive to take charge of her own destiny.
Three decades after the first publication of Forrest Gump, and seventeen years since his last novel, Winston Groom returns to fiction with this sweeping American epic.
A sweeping epic with the kind of unforgettable characters, cultural insights, and indelible scenes that made Little Bee so incredible, Chris Cleave's latest novel explores the disenfranchised, the bereaved, the elite, the embattled.
Readers of these authors know to expect young adult fantasy / witchcraft novels, short stories of suspense, and sweeping historical epics.
Everyone Brave is Forgiven is a sweeping epic with the same kind of unforgettable characters and scenes that made Chris Cleave's # 1 New York Times bestselling novel Little Bee a book club favourite.