Clerical Errors by Alan Isler (English) Paperback Book

Description: Clerical Errors by Alan Isler Edmond Music, Catholic priest and director of Beale Hall research institute, has a secret: he doesnt believe in God. In fact Edmond Music isnt even Edmond Music. Hes Edmond Music, French child of Hungarian parents - and a Jew. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Alan Isler is brilliant... The wit is sumptuous and sophisticated, the timing and pace perfect - Daily TelegraphEdmond Music, Catholic priest and director of Beale Hall research institute, has a secret- he doesnt believe in God. And thats not all. For the past forty years he has shared a bed with his housekeeper, Maude Moriarty from Donegal. In fact Edmond Music isnt even Edmond Music. Hes Edmond Music, French child of Hungarian parents - and a Jew.As he sees out his days in his Shropshire mansion, devoting his time to kabbalistic studies, his buried pasts threaten to end the charade. Fred Twombly, professor of English from Joliet, Illinois, and half-century-long enemy, has arrived, determined to destroy him. What may be Shakespeares lost masterpiece has disappeared from the Halls famous library. Edmond must be to blame. Notes Catholic priest and director of a research institute, Edmond Music, has a lot of secrets, including atheism. Then an old enemy returns to destroy him and Music finds himself suspected of robbery, in this novel by the author of The Prince Of West End Avenue. Author Biography Alan Isler was born in London in 1934. His first novel, The Prince of West End Avenue, was acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic. In America it won the National Jewish Book Award and was one of the five fiction nominees for the 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award. In Britain it won the Jewish Quarterly Fiction Award. He is also the author of another novel, Kraven Images, and a collection of novellas, The Bacon Fancier. Review A delightful mix of both wit and profundity. The combination of rich vocabulary, a decent plot, and Islers unnerving ability to assume the identity of his characters cant help but result in a novel youll wish was longer! * Time Out *Alan Isler, as usual, manages to combine almost Wodehousian comedy with painful, unsentimental tragedy * Sunday Times *A superb new comic novel... wildly funny... Like the stories of Malamud and Singer one senses that the true hero of Clerical Errors is the story itself * Independent on Sunday *Terrifically funny. Isler has once again come up with a winning voice for his narrator, by turns witty, bawdy and lugubrious * Financial Times *A rich, rambunctious novel * The Times * Promotional Alan Isler is brilliant-The wit is sumptuous and sophisticated, the timing and pace perfect Daily Telegraph Review Text A delightful mix of both wit and profundity. The combination of rich vocabulary, a decent plot, and Islers unnerving ability to assume the identity of his characters cant help but result in a novel youll wish was longer! Review Quote A delightful mix of both wit and profundity. The combination of rich vocabulary, a decent plot, and Islers unnerving ability to assume the identity of his characters cant help but result in a novel youll wish was longer! Promotional "Headline" Alan Isler is brilliant-The wit is sumptuous and sophisticated, the timing and pace perfect Daily Telegraph Details ISBN0099285851 Author Alan Isler Pages 288 Year 2002 ISBN-10 0099285851 ISBN-13 9780099285854 Format Paperback Publication Date 2002-01-03 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Media Book Publisher Vintage Publishing Language English UK Release Date 2002-01-03 AU Release Date 2002-01-03 NZ Release Date 2002-01-03 Narrator Jesse Vilinsky Birth 19710116 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications M.D. Alternative 9781448104352 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145044180;

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