The Last Magician
A Novel
Published on 9. January 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-393-32527-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Last Magician is about power and betrayal, sexual obsession and social ostracism. At its center is Lucy, a good girl and a whore, whose nights are spent in a kaleidoscope of identities as she dons the masks her customers demand. Charlie is a photographer, filmmaker, voyeur, and the last magician-monitoring Lucy, piecing together the splinters of evidence surrounding the death of a child and a murder that happened half a lifetime ago. A New York Times Notable Book. Reading group guide included.
Reviews / Votes
"Evocative settings, characters we care deeply about, and language that is entrancingly lyrical." -- New York Times Book Review "One of the most powerful and innovative writers in the English language today." -- Times Literary Supplement "A highwire act...[that holds] us with attention riveted, breath held." -- Washington Post Book WorldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32527-0 (9780393325270)
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Person
Janette Turner Hospital received Australia's Patrick White Award for lifetime literary achievement, and is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina.