Shortlisted for The British Book Awards 2022 Fiction Book of the Year
Cloud Cuckoo Land follows three storylines: Anna and Omeir,on opposite sides of the formidable city wall during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and gentle octogenarian Zeno,in an attack on a public library in present day Idaho; and Konstance,on an interstellar ship bound for a distant exoplanet,decades from now.
A single copy of an ancient text - the story of Aethon,who longs to be turned into a bird so that he can fly to the paradise of Cloud Cuckoo Land - provides solace,mystery,and the most profound human connection to these five unforgettable characters.
Like Marie-Laure and Werner in All the Light We Cannot See,Anna,Omeir,Zeno,Seymour,and Konstance are dreamers and misfits,on the cusp of adulthood,struggling to survive and finding resourcefulness and hope in the midst of peril.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008478674Number of pages: 592Weight: 390 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 36 mm
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'Sets him comfortably alongside Tolkien,Rowling and David Mitchell,and he is a much more elegant writer than two of those... Cloud Cuckoo Land is an impressive achievement and a joy to read. Serious novels are rarely this fun.'- The Times
'There is a kind of book a seasoned writer produces after a big success: large-hearted,wide in scope and joyous. Following his Pulitzer winner All the Light We Cannot See,Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land is a deep lungful of fresh air - and a gift of a novel'- Guardian
'A paean to stories as a source of sustenance and solace,and to the sweetness of our shared terrestrial home,Doerr's narrative is buoyant with humanity and it's author's palpable pleasure in invention'- Daily Mail
'A humane and uplifting book for adults that's infused with the magic of childhood reading experiences. Cloud Cuckoo Land is ultimately a celebration of books,the power and possibilities of reading'- New York Times
Anthony Doerr
Anthony Doerr is an American author,best known for his multi-award-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See.
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