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La Trilogie DeptfordSéries

Cette trilogie plonge dans les complexités de l'expérience humaine et l'interconnexion des vies au sein d'une petite ville canadienne. Elle suit les parcours de plusieurs personnages sur plusieurs décennies, de l'enfance à la vieillesse, révélant des relations complexes et les conséquences inattendues d'actions apparemment innocentes. La série tisse magistralement des drames personnels avec des événements historiques, explorant la nature de la mémoire, du hasard et la quête de sens. C'est une œuvre richement littéraire qui sonde les frontières entre la réalité, le mythe et l'étrange.

The Manticore
Fifth Business
The Deptford Trilogy. Fifth business; The Manticore; World of Wonders
Le monde des merveilles
The Deptford Trilogy

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  1. 1

    Fifth Business

    • 288pages
    • 11 heures de lecture
    4,0(562)Évaluer

    Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous events as the throwing of a snowball or the teaching of card tricks to a small boy in the end prove neither innocent nor innocuous. Fifth Business stands alone as a remarkable story told by a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real.

    Fifth Business
  2. 2

    The Manticore

    • 304pages
    • 11 heures de lecture
    4,1(5535)Évaluer

    Exploring the complexities of familial relationships, the narrative centers on David Staunton, a successful man grappling with the shadow of his imposing father. As he navigates therapy, he meets a diverse array of characters who aid him in confronting his past and unraveling the mystery surrounding his father's death. The Manticore blends psychological depth with fantastical elements, contributing to the rich tapestry of the Deptford Trilogy.

    The Manticore
  3. 3

    Le monde des merveilles

    4,1(88)Évaluer

    Qui a tué Boy Staunton? Pourquoi avait-il dans la bouche un morceau de granit rose de la taille d'un oeuf, lorsqu'on l'a retrouvé au volant de sa Cadillac décapotable?. Ce roman apporte la clé de l'énigme et achève la trilogie de Deptford. Il s'agit de la confession de Paul Dempster, alias Magnus Eisengrim, prestidigitateur engagé pour tenir le rôle de Robert-Houdin dans un film consacré au célèbre illusionniste. Paul, le fils prématuré, qui disparut avec la troupe d'un cirque minable, fut violé par le magicien Willard et réduit en esclavage. Paul se libérera pour devenir magicien à son tour, et le plus grand de son temps

    Le monde des merveilles

  • The Deptford Trilogy

    4,3(549)Évaluer

    Fifth Business: "Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him"--Publisher website (May 2007)

    The Deptford Trilogy