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Snow Queen The

by Michael Cunningham
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Snow Queen The
Snow Queen The

A transcendent exploration of love, faith, and mortality.

If you enjoy delving into the complexities of the human soul and the pursuit of something greater amidst the struggles of life, "The Snow Queen" by Michael Cunningham might just resonate with you. It's not just about the brush with the divine or the gritty reality of urban life; it's about the characters' deeply personal journeys towards understanding, making it a meaningful read that could leave you contemplating long after the final page.

  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Snow Queen The

by Michael Cunningham
RM59.33 MYR Now RM44.40 MYR Save 25%
Compare to estimated retail price: RM108.89 MYR  

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ISBN: 9780374970604
Authors: Michael Cunningham
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Publication: 2014-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Drama, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: LGBTQ+, Theatre, Feminism, Race, Japanese Literature, Asian Literature, Philosophy, Literature, Dystopia
Goodreads rating: 3.08
(rated by 7299 readers)

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The Snow Queen, beautiful and heartbreaking, comic and tragic, proves again that Cunningham is one of the great novelists of his generation. Michael Cunningham's luminous novel begins with a vision. It's November 2004. Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through Central Park when he is inspired to look up at the sky; there he sees a pale, translucent light that seems to regard him in a distinctly godlike way. Barrett doesn't believe in visions -- or in God -- but he can't deny what he's seen. At the same time, in the not-quite-gentrified Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tyler, Barrett's older brother, a struggling musician, is trying -- and failing -- to write a wedding song for Beth, his wife-to-be, who is seriously ill. Tyler is determined to write a song that will be not merely a sentimental ballad but an enduring expression of love. Barrett, haunted by the light, turns unexpectedly to religion. Tyler grows increasingly convinced that only drugs can release his creative powers. Beth tries to face mortality with as much courage as she can summon. Cunningham follows the Meeks brothers as each travels down a different path in his search for transcendence. In subtle, lucid prose, he demonstrates a profound empathy for his conflicted characters and a singular understanding of what lies at the core of the human soul. The Snow Queen, beautiful and heartbreaking, comic and tragic,
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A transcendent exploration of love, faith, and mortality.

If you enjoy delving into the complexities of the human soul and the pursuit of something greater amidst the struggles of life, "The Snow Queen" by Michael Cunningham might just resonate with you. It's not just about the brush with the divine or the gritty reality of urban life; it's about the characters' deeply personal journeys towards understanding, making it a meaningful read that could leave you contemplating long after the final page.

  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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