Snow Queen

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Transcendence in love and faith amidst life's trials.

Recommendation: This captivating novel explores the intertwining journeys of two brothers and their pursuit of meaning and connection. With poetic prose and deep insight into the human experience, Michael Cunningham delves into themes of love, faith, and creativity. The Snow Queen will leave you contemplating the complexities of life and the power of transcendence.

  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2014)
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Snow Queen

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ISBN: 9780374970604
Date of Publication: 2014-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: LGBTQ+, Literary Criticism
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, proves again that Cunningham is one of the great novelists of his generation.
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Transcendence in love and faith amidst life's trials.

Recommendation: This captivating novel explores the intertwining journeys of two brothers and their pursuit of meaning and connection. With poetic prose and deep insight into the human experience, Michael Cunningham delves into themes of love, faith, and creativity. The Snow Queen will leave you contemplating the complexities of life and the power of transcendence.

  • 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.