Konstantin Paperback / softback
by Tom Bullough
Paperback / softback
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Tom Bullough's Konstantin is a mesmerising novel about how the imagination can inspire the individual to greatness. 1867, Ryazan, a Russian city in winter. Ten-year-old Konstantin, deafened by scarlet fever, dreams of flight - escaping to Moscow, fleeing to the silent stars. And his daring visions, pregnant with humanity's future, will take him further than anyone could believe. Moving from wolf-infested forests to the brothels of Moscow, from village life to the wondrous Age of Steam, from appalling tragedy to the discovery of a great love, Konstantin tells the beguiling story of a man who imagined the unimaginable: turning the dream of space travel into a reality. As vivid and evocative as Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Konstantin is a story of man, nature, and the limitless power of the imagination. Praise for Konstantin:'Convincing, lyrical. Bullough has set Konstantin squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being' John Banville'Konstantin is that rare creature, the practical dreamer, a hero at the dawn of modernity.
Beautifully written . . . a real achievement' Andrew Miller, author of Pure'Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent.
A very alluring read' Time OutTom Bullough was born in 1975 and is the author of two previous novels.
He lives in Breconshire, in mid-Wales, with his wife and young son.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:31/01/2013
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- ISBN:9780670920938
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:31/01/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780670920938