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Navigatio
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Navigatio
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Patrick Holland
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Illustrated by Junko Azukawa
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781921924774
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Transit Lounge Publishing
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Imprint |
Transit Lounge Publishing
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Publication Date |
1 November 2014 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
Navigatio tells the story of Saint Brendan of Clonfert, a sixth century monk and adventurer, and his legendary quest for the Isle of the Blessed via a gauntlet of monsters, devils, angels, prophets and beautiful maidens. Brendan's battles with the sea and the cosmos bear out what William Faulkner once called 'the human heart in conflict with itself'. This haunting parable of darkness and light, of temptation and belief, of voice and silence, is told with the utmost economy of words, making it a small masterpiece of compassionate perception.
Reviews'This is the spirit under sail. A beautiful meditation on losing one way and finding another. It is sensual and soulful. A rich and mellow book, one to take time over and savour in its many moods.' - Michael McGirr, author of Things You Get For Free and Bypass.
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