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The Egyptian Jukeboxby Nick BantockISBN 0670849448 (0-670-84944-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Forgetting Roomby Nick BantockISBN 0006480969 (0-00-648096-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Forgetting Room'Book summary:.".. to my grandson, Armon Hurt, I leave my house in Ronda, Spain and the uncertainty of its contents. May he discover his belonging." -- From the last will and testament of Rafael Hurtago
So begins Nick Bantock's latest novel, in which readers are invited to delve into the journal of Armon Hurt, a sad, discontented man who discovers his inner fire. When his artist grandfather dies, leaving him the family home in Spain, Armon travels to Andalusia with the intention of selling the property. Once there, however, he finds a sealed cardboard case containing a small oil painting and a surreal booklet.
As he examines these mysterious artifacts, Armon realizes that he is holding both his grandfather's last communication to him and a puzzle. He begins to decipher the conundrum, and as each new answer leads to more questions, Armon finds himself painting furiously in his grandfather's old studio strangely compelled to create a picture that is somehow linked to his legacy.
Featuring paintings, drawings, collages and paper foldouts, this in no ordinary novel. Captivatingly imagined and genuinely memorable in its deeply personal account of a man in search of himself, "The Forgetting Room" is a handmade treasure, a seamless blend of artistry and language and a tantalizing read. [via]
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- The Forgetting Room: ISBN 0060931264 (0-06-093126-4)
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Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Forgetting Room: ISBN 0002254913 (0-00-225491-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - The Forgetting Room: ISBN 0006480969 (0-00-648096-9)
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- The Forgetting Room: ISBN 0060931264 (0-06-093126-4)
The Golden Meanby Nick BantockISBN 0333602250 (0-333-60225-0)
Hardcover, Pan Macmillan
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Griffin and Sabine : An Extraordinary Correspondenceby Nick BantockISBN 033357866X (0-333-57866-X)
Hardcover, Macmillan Publishers Limited
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Jabberwockyby Nick BantockISBN 0670840858 (0-670-84085-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Museum at Purgatory: A Wondrous Strange Tale from the Author of Griffin and Sabineby Nick BantockISBN 0006485162 (0-00-648516-2)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Museum at Purgatory: A Wondrous Strange Tale from the Author of Griffin and Sabine'Book summary:Nick Bantock first burst onto the literary scene in 1991 with his remarkable illustrated novel Griffin & Sabine--which was as much art as it was artifice. While chronicling the correspondence between two mysterious lovers, Bantock peppered his book with visual delights--macabre post cards, intricately designed stamps, exquisite envelopes that open to disclose hand-written letters. Sabine's Notebook and The Golden Mean soon followed to complete the trilogy. In many respects, The Museum at Purgatory resembles its predecessors, mixing metaphysics and art in a way meant to both puzzle and delight its readers. The narrator offers the basic premise early on: "My name is Non, and as Curator of the Museum here at Purgatory I am required by statute to facilitate, without judgment, the progress of all collectors assigned to these halls. It is my responsibility to act as their souls' guardian, as well as preserver of their accumulated treasures." Non then goes on to give a brief overview of the layout of Purgatory, a city that "takes a meditative, non-partisan view of reality" and where visitors are "faced with fundamental questions of self-worth" that must be resolved before they can move on.
In other words, this stopping place between heaven and hell is one big analyst's couch. Non's introduction to Purgatory scans like the overly formal, academic language one finds on informational panels in natural history museums--no doubt Bantock's intention. Unfortunately, this can become wearing after a while, and it isn't until the second half of the book when Non tells his own story (as opposed to the histories of the various "collections" under his care) that the prose loosens up somewhat.
But it's the illustrations that make Bantock's books special; it's unfortunate that several of them look as if they've escaped from a Dorling Kindersley guidebook--photographs of objects on stark backgrounds with a caption explaining their significance or use. Yet this museum contains some lovely examples of its author's art. As always, his stamps and postcards are exquisite--and how many cards are postmarked Nirvana or bear stamps from Inferno? This book may not equal the mystery or sheer beauty of the Griffin & Sabine trilogy, but Nick Bantock fans will still find plenty to intrigue and amuse. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - The Museum at Purgatory: A Wondrous Strange Tale from the Author of Griffin and Sabine: ISBN 0002255367 (0-00-225536-7)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - The Museum at Purgatory : A Wondrous Strange Tale from the Author of Griffin and Sabine: ISBN 0067575463 (0-06-757546-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - The Museum at Purgatory: A Wondrous Strange Tale from the Author of Griffin and Sabine: ISBN 0006485162 (0-00-648516-2)
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Nick Bantock Boxed Set: Jabberwocky; The Walrus & the Carpenterby Nick BantockISBN 0670772658 (0-670-77265-8)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Nick Bantock Boxed Set: Robin Hood; Solomon Grundy; There Was an Old Ladyby Nick BantockISBN 067077264X (0-670-77264-X)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continuesby Nick BantockISBN 0333585038 (0-333-58503-8)
Hardcover, Macmillan Publishers Limited
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Solomon Grundyby Nick BantockISBN 0670843199 (0-670-84319-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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There Was an Old Ladyby Nick BantockISBN 0001389750 (0-00-138975-0)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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The Walrus & the Carpenterby Nick BantockISBN 0670845035 (0-670-84503-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Wingsby Nick BantockISBN 0370315707 (0-370-31570-7)
Hardcover, Random House
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