Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

A tragedy that reads like a playful narrative.' - San Francisco Chronicle 'A comedy that delves deeply into our most sacred desires. Winterson has been compared to an unlikely pantheon of literary figures from Flannery O'Connor through Gabriel García Márquez.The hyperbole seems not only imprecise it obscures the originality of her voice, her distinctive mix of romanticism and irony, erudition and passion.' - New York Times Book Review 'An ambitious work, at once a love story and a philosophical meditation.a work that is consistently revelatory about the phenomenon of love. She has literary talent of a high order.' -Victoria Glendinning, Vogue, U.K.

'A hymn of praise to erotic passion.the book has an unforgettable virtuosity. 'As well written as it is intelligent, as funny as it is compelling.' - Xtra! 'Winterson's writing, with all its vivid detail, startling intensity and aching intimacy, leaves an indelible impression.' - Now magazine 'A gorgeous, intensely sensual novel that celebrates the most inescapable fact of human existence in all its beauty, pain and impermanence.' - The Vancouver Sun 'Boldly explores that elusive language of love with characteristic versatility, wit and precision.' - The Montreal Gazette The simple elegance of Written on the Body becomes the author's already impressive oeuvre wonderfully well.' - Calgary Herald 'More immediate and more accessible than anything Winterson has written before. 'Overall, the novel is a cleverly worked and lively meditation on finding love and being lovers, a book that leaves out neither the glory nor the limitations.' - The Kingston Whig-Standard 'Fun, challenging, often astonishing.' - The Toronto Star Urn:oclc:857081035 Republisher_date 20120822184128 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120822143930 Scanner scribe4.nj.archive.'Winterson displays awe-inspiring control over her materials - over language - and a gift for the most searing insights into human nature.' - The Globe and Mail OL1918834W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 92.35 Pages 198 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0394280148 Urn:lcp:writtenbody00wint:epub:467a6c58-ab97-4f10-9838-69cb72add6fc Extramarc University of Toronto Foldoutcount 0 Identifier writtenbody00wint Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t38069d2f Isbn 067942007X Lccn 92054475 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition

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Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson