Alison Moore (1) (1971–)
Auteur de The Lighthouse
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A propos de l'auteur
Alison Moore was born in Manchester in 1971. She lives in a village on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border. She is a member of Nottingham Writers Studio and an honorary lecturer in the School of English at Nottingham University. In 2012 her novel The Lighthouse, the unsettling tale of a afficher plus middle-aged man who embarks on a contemplative German walking holiday after the break-up of his marriage only to find himself more alienated than ever, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize. Her other title's include He Wants, Death and the Seaside, Missing, and The Harvestman. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Alison Moore
When the Door Closed, It Was Dark 5 exemplaires
The Harvestman 3 exemplaires
Broad Moor 3 exemplaires
Small Animals 2 exemplaires
The Junction 2 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Moore, Alison
- Date de naissance
- 1971
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Professions
- novelist
short-story writer
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Discussions
The Lighthouse by Alison Moore à Booker Prize (Janvier 2014)
Critiques
Mentioned in a blog post at https://booksbeyondbinaries.blog/2019/10/28/villainathon-wrap-up/
The premise of the book and the idea of the story within a story were interesting to me, but this book just wasn't engaging. I felt as though it was centred around a protagonist who was quietly wrestling with a mundane sense of failure, and I just couldn't find myself invested in the outcome. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this title.… (plus d'informations)
The premise of the book and the idea of the story within a story were interesting to me, but this book just wasn't engaging. I felt as though it was centred around a protagonist who was quietly wrestling with a mundane sense of failure, and I just couldn't find myself invested in the outcome. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this title.… (plus d'informations)
the writing is nice but everything else is upsetting. The characters are all horribly broke no redeeming features presented. no character appears to have any redeeming features at all. depressing gratuitous misery.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Aussi par
- 12
- Membres
- 751
- Popularité
- #33,866
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 52
- ISBN
- 70
- Langues
- 5
- Favoris
- 1
The Lighthouse was on the 2012 Booker shortlist. It's a relatively short novel about Futh, a middle-aged man who goes on a hiking trip in Germany after separating from his wife.
Since childhood, Futh has carried with him a perfume bottle in the shape of a silver lighthouse, as a momento of the mother who walked out on him and his father when he was little. When he arrives in Germany he stays at a hotel run by Ester who is stuck in a loveless marriage. Ester also has a similar lighthouse, although hers is made of wood.
Futh hikes in the Rhine valley, all the while reflecting on his past life and Its various disappointments.
The problem with writing novels about shy loveless people is that the author can fail to make them interesting. That's my problem with this book. I couldn't bring myself to care about Futh, Ester or any other character in this dreary novel.… (plus d'informations)