Muse
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:14th Jul '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The story of the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions over the work of an iconic female poet
Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices belie the treasures of its list.
Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices belie the treasures of its list.
Paul remains obsessed by one dazzling writer: poet Ida Perkins, whose outsize life and audacious verse have shaped America‘s contemporary literary landscape, and whose longtime publisher happens to be Purcell & Stern’s biggest rival.
When Paul finally meets Ida, at her secluded Venetian palazzo, she entrusts him with her greatest secret – one that will change all of their lives forever.
Stylish * Observer *
Entertaining * New Yorker *
Entertaining, keenly observed, incisive * New York Times *
Compelling… Galassi propels his readers forward on a thought-provoking, often hilarious, bittersweet ride… A bravura first novel * Los Angeles Review of Books *
Accomplished, entertaining, affecting * New York Journal of Books *
Muse is quintessentially stylish, as well as a poetic contemplation on the mythologising of authors…and the impact of fame on life * Observer *
There is throughout this book a combination of delicacy and vigour. -- Maureen N. McLane * Vice UK *
[Galassi] writes with the fluency and authority of someone who has lived within the circles and scenes he typifies. -- Claire Hazelton * Guardian *
[A] smart, satirical debut. -- Caroline Leeming * Sunday Express *
Brimming with insider details…the book is a testament to the purity of the written word and the turmoil that can be required to get it on paper. * New Yorker *
ISBN: 9781784701109
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm
Weight: 193g
272 pages