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Loading... Descent of the Lyre (2012)by Will Buckingham
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Shortlisted for East Midlands Book Award 2013 this powerful literary novel reinvents the tale of Orpheus in early Nineteenth century Bulgaria. Widely acclaimed and reviewed. 'A powerful literary novel' The Sunday Telegraph; 'Blends history and myth ... lyrical and well-written' The Bookseller No library descriptions found. |
LibraryThing AuthorWill Buckingham is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing. Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers 
 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.2Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literatureRatingAverage: (4)
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This review is from: The Descent of the Lyre (Kindle Edition)
I was immediately caught up in this story, right from the introduction where the reader is invited up a vividly described forest path in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains to a chapel. Among the frescos is an image of a saint, his wrists bandaged and a guitar over his shoulder.
The story of the (fictional) saint, Ivan Gelski, is beautifully told; from his youth under the brutal Ottoman regime, taking him across Europe. The reader sees parallels (at times) with Christ; elsewhere with Orpheus, the musician of mythology whose home was in this part of Bulgaria.
Utterly different and beautiful; a recommended read. (