Reminiscent in theme and style to his Whitbread Award-winning?"Hopeful Monsters," Nicholas Mosley's?"The Hesperides Tree"?tells of a young man frustrated by the inability of his two chosen courses of study--biology and literature--to adequately define the world. Baffled by several life-shaping coincidences that seem to be part of life itself, he embarks on a physical and intellectual journey in search of a girl he fell in love with years earlier. This journey leads him to a deserted island off the coast of Ireland and, perhaps, to the mythical Garden of the Hesperides, home of the Tree of Life.
| ISBN: | 9781564782670 |
| Publication date: | 19th July 2001 |
| Author: | Nicholas Mosley |
| Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | British Literature |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Reminiscent in theme and style to his Whitbread Award-winning?"Hopeful Monsters," Nicholas Mosley's?"The Hesperides Tree"?tells of a young man frustrated by the inability of his two chosen courses of study--biology and literature--to adequately define the world. Baffled by several life-shaping coincidences that seem to be part of life itself, he embarks on a physical and intellectual journey in search of a girl he fell in love with years earlier. This journey leads him to a deserted island off the coast of Ireland and, perhaps, to the mythical Garden of the Hesperides, home of the Tree of Life.
Hesperides Tree features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Hesperides Tree is available in Paperback
Hesperides Tree was written by Nicholas Mosley and published by Dalkey Archive Press
Hesperides Tree has 320 pages
Yes it is part of British Literature series