Wild Words Newsletter
Get monthly recommendations on all the latest nature writing, heritage and conservation related reads available at Sherlock & Pages
Time Shelter, the International Booker Prize 2023 victor, has garnered accolades from literary luminaries and prestigious publications alike. Olga Tokarczuk hails it as exquisite literature worthy of repeated visitation, whilst the Guardian lauds its timely, humorous, and unsettling narrative. This genre-defying opus, as The Times declares, may well have stumbled into classic territory.
At the heart of this tale lies a peculiar 'clinic for the past', the brainchild of the enigmatic Gaustine. Each floor meticulously recreates a bygone decade, offering a novel treatment for Alzheimer's sufferers. The unnamed narrator, tasked with curating artefacts from various eras, finds himself embroiled in an unexpected quandary as healthy individuals seek refuge in this temporal sanctuary, fleeing the tribulations of the present.
Gospodinov's prose, deftly rendered into English by Angela Rodel, seamlessly blends the philosophical with the quotidian, the profound with the playful. Time Shelter cements Gospodinov's standing as an indispensable voice in contemporary literature, earning him comparisons to Europe's finest wordsmiths.
With a trophy cabinet boasting Bulgaria's most esteemed literary prize (twice) and a slew of international accolades, Georgi Gospodinov has firmly established himself as a literary force to be reckoned with on the global stage.
Book ISBN: | 9781474623070 |
Book Author: | Angela Rodel |
Book Format: | Paperback / softback |
Book Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Book Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
Book Dimensions: | 128 x 198 x 27 cm |
Book Publication Date: | 2023-03-30 |
Book Pagination: | 304 pages |
Book Weight: | 270g |
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’