Darke - by Rick Gekoski (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>A daringly entertaining debut about the nature of a good life, and a good death</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Dr James Darke has expelled himself from the world. He writes compulsively in his 'coming of old age' journal; he eats little, drinks and smokes a lot; he tries to console himself with the wisdom of the great thinkers and poets, yet finds nothing but disappointment. But cracks of light start to appear in his carefully managed darkness - the tender, bruised filaments of love for his daughter and grandson. With scalding prose, ruthless intelligence and an unforgettably vivid protagonist, <i>Darke</i> confronts some of humanity's greatest and most uncomfortable questions about how we choose to live, and to die.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An unexpectedly moving and dynamic portrait of a difficult, broken man."-- "--Booklist"<br><br>"This is a tough-minded and bracing novel about life's final moments... A page-turning portrait of the most difficult character you'll be glad to claim as a friend."-- "--Library Journal (starred)"<br><br>A supreme example of a natural and gifted storyteller."----Colm Toibin<br><br>A wondrous book with two fathers, Kingsley Amis and Dante."----Sebastian Barry<br><br>An original and bleakly funny portrait of grief."-- "--Economist"<br><br>Aside from his memories, the bulk of the novel comprises Darke's trenchant observations about life and death, education, analysis, and such pillars of literature as T.S. Eliot and William Butler Yeats.-- "--Publishers Weekly"<br><br>"Amazing...smart, witty, poignant and unexpectedly tender."----Robert Gray, Shelf Awareness<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Rick Gekoski is a writer, rare-book dealer and former academic. In 2005 he was one of the judges for the Man Booker Prize, and was then chair of the judges for the Man Booker International Prize 2011.He has written several widely praised non-fiction books including <i>Staying Up</i>, <i>Tolkien's Gown</i>, <i>Outside of a Dog</i> and <i>Lost, Stolen or Shredded</i>. This is his first novel.
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