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The Secret
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Secret
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Eva Hoffman
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780099428459
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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| Imprint |
Vintage
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| Publication Date |
2 January 2003 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'Of course, I've always had a secret. Have I always known it? I suppose I did, in a way - in the way that children know such things. That is, I knew and I didn't know...' A young woman with a peculiarly powerful bond with her mother is haunted by notions of her identity and consciousness. Who really is she? A novel of secrets, The Secret is an imaginative and gripping fable, and a look at the dark reaches of science.
Author Biography
Eva Hoffman was born in Krakow, Poland, and immigrated to America at the age of thirteen. The recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Whiting Award and an award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and letters, she currently lives in London
Reviews'With a shrewd regard for language and gesture, Hoffman teases out the tell-tale signs of an alienated soul...Generates a modern allegory somewhere between Frankenstein and Bladerunner' Independent on Sunday
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