Alva & Irva: A Novel
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A darkly whimsical work of literary fiction, Alva & Irva: A Novel chronicles the strange, insular lives of twin sisters in the fictional city of Entralla, one of whom never leaves home while the other travels the world, yet both remain obsessively devoted to constructing a miniature model of their city. Edward Carey crafts a haunting and inventive narrative that illustrates the profound tension between confinement and freedom, intimacy and isolation, through the lens of an unconventional sisterly bond. The novel presents its story with a deadpan, fabulist tone — part fairy tale, part urban myth — punctuated by Carey's own illustrations that deepen the book's eerie, claustrophobic atmosphere. Unfolding with quiet menace and dark humor, the story argues that identity and place are inextricably linked, and that the maps we draw of the world are ultimately maps of ourselves. This singular, imaginative work will appeal to fans of literary oddities and readers who appreciate fiction that is as visually inventive as it is emotionally resonant.
Author: Edward Carey
Format: Hardback
Published: 2003, Random House Canada
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A darkly whimsical work of literary fiction, Alva & Irva: A Novel chronicles the strange, insular lives of twin sisters in the fictional city of Entralla, one of whom never leaves home while the other travels the world, yet both remain obsessively devoted to constructing a miniature model of their city. Edward Carey crafts a haunting and inventive narrative that illustrates the profound tension between confinement and freedom, intimacy and isolation, through the lens of an unconventional sisterly bond. The novel presents its story with a deadpan, fabulist tone — part fairy tale, part urban myth — punctuated by Carey's own illustrations that deepen the book's eerie, claustrophobic atmosphere. Unfolding with quiet menace and dark humor, the story argues that identity and place are inextricably linked, and that the maps we draw of the world are ultimately maps of ourselves. This singular, imaginative work will appeal to fans of literary oddities and readers who appreciate fiction that is as visually inventive as it is emotionally resonant.