{"product_id":"cloud-atlas-9780340822784","title":"Cloud Atlas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e''ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY'' \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, winner of Richard \u0026amp; Judy Best Read of the Year and a BBC Two \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Miraculous''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A masterful feast''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Shamelessly exciting''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Remarkable''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Stunning''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of mind-bending imagination and scope from the author of \u003ci\u003eGhostwritten\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUtopia Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouls cross ages like clouds cross skies . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix interlocking lives - one amazing adventure. In a narrative that circles the globe and reaches from the 19th century to a post-apocalyptic future, \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e erases the boundaries of time, genre and language to offer an enthralling vision of humanity''s will to power, and where it will lead us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Please note that the end of p. 39 and p. 40 are intentionally blank*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR DAVID MITCHELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A thrilling and gifted writer''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Mitchell is, clearly, a genius''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An author of extraordinary ambition and skill''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A superb storyteller''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkable \u003c\/b\u003e. . . it knits together science fiction, political thriller and historical pastiche with \u003cb\u003emusical virtuosity and linguistic exuberance\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn impeccable dance of genres . . . an \u003cb\u003eelegiac, radiant\u003c\/b\u003e festival of prescience, meditation and entertainment * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eHis wildest ride yet . . . \u003cb\u003ea singular achievement\u003c\/b\u003e, from an author of \u003cb\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/b\u003eambition and skill * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Mitchell entices his readers onto a \u003cb\u003erollercoaster\u003c\/b\u003e, and at first they wonder if they want to get off. Then - at least in my case - they can't bear the journey to end -- A. S. Byatt * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magnificent tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eglorious \u003c\/b\u003epuzzle for the reader . . . Mitchell's storytelling in \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003e is of the best * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impeccably structured novel of ideas \u003c\/b\u003ein many voices -- Literary Editor's Best Books * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA novel of \u003cb\u003ebreathtaking \u003c\/b\u003eambition and scale, spanning continents, oceans and centuries * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, exciting, imaginative and energetic\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA virtuoso performance\u003c\/b\u003e . . . deeply impressive * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe way Mitchell inhabits the different voices of the novel is close to \u003cb\u003emiraculous \u003c\/b\u003e. . . No other British novelist, to my mind, combines such a \u003cb\u003edarkly futuristic intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e with such polyphonic ease -- Robert Macfarlane * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eHis most accomplished achievement to date . . . a novel in the biggest, most \u003cb\u003eexhilarating \u003c\/b\u003esense * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloriously inventive and dazzlingly virtuosic\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethrilling \u003c\/b\u003eride of a story * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTremendous \u003c\/b\u003e. . . one of the most \u003cb\u003eshamelessly exciting\u003c\/b\u003e books imaginable * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning \u003c\/b\u003e. . . One of those rare books that manages to be enormously clever while resisting the temptation to show off * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eReassuringly \u003cb\u003eexcellent\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngrossing\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eMitchell writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and \u003cb\u003ehis ambition is written in magma across this novel's every page\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis isn't just one \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003ebook, it's a collection of six completely different brilliant books * Sunday Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind-bogglingly good\u003c\/b\u003e * Elle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics\u003c\/b\u003e that no doubt is - and should be - read by any student of contemporary literature -- Dave Eggers\u003cbr\u003eAstonishing . . . \u003cb\u003eessential \u003c\/b\u003efiction for the 21st century * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eNot just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. \u003cb\u003eI've never read anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Michael Chabon\u003cbr\u003eAn intense, arcing colossus of a book whose narrative links, supplied by the voices of six main characters, are spun out into a unified theory of everything: history, human evolution, science, the will to power. The voices span epochs, continents, and genres . . . Mitchell has rightly commanded attention for the \u003cb\u003esheer breadth and energy\u003c\/b\u003e of his composition . . . I am moved by (his) talent * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eIt takes only a few pages of any part of this \u003cb\u003emasterful feast \u003c\/b\u003eof a novel to make you want to read the rest * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Mitchell may well be possessed of genius . . . As well-plotted, entertaining narrative, Cloud Atlas succeeds on many levels. As political and cultural fable, with an unerring humanist sense of the dangerous will to power that lies at the dark heart of man, it's \u003cb\u003evisionary\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAs \u003cb\u003emind-bending\u003c\/b\u003e in its ideas as it is accessible on the page . . . It pretty much resists hyperbole simply by being \u003cb\u003ebetter than you'd ever dare hope\u003c\/b\u003e * Big Issue *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733612638551,"sku":"9780340822784","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340822784.jpg?v=1720000842","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cloud-atlas-9780340822784","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}