Книга: David Mitchell «Bone Clocks»
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One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for "asylum" . Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking... The Bone Clocks follows the twists and turns of Holly's life from a scarred adolescence in Gravesend to old age on Ireland's Atlantic coast as Europe's oil supply dries up - a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air and brief lapses in the laws of reality. For Holly Sykes - daughter, sister, mother, guardian - is also an unwitting player in a murderous feud played out in the shadows and margins of our world, and may prove to be its decisive weapon. Metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality and chronicle of our self-devouring times, this kaleidoscopic novel crackles with the invention and wit that have made David... Издательство: "Sceptre" (2014) Формат: 150x230, 602 стр.
ISBN: 978-0-340-92161-6 Купить за 1649 руб на Озоне |
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David Mitchell
David Mitchell may refer to:
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Media
- David Mitchell (actor) (born 1974), British actor and comedian
- David Mitchell (Irish actor) (born 1973), Irish actor known for playing Jimmy in the RTÉ soap opera Fair City
- Dave Mitchell (born 1947), American radio personality
- Dave B. Mitchell (born 1969), American voiceover actor and musician
- David Mitchell (director), director of films such as Copper Mountain (film)
- David Mitchell (set designer), winner for Best Scenic Design at the 31st Tony Awards
- David V. Mitchell, retired editor and publisher of an American small-town newspaper, The Point Reyes Light
Politics
- David Mitchell (politician) (born 1928), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- David Brydie Mitchell (1760–1837), American politician (Georgia)
Sport
- David Mitchell (Australian association footballer) (born 1962), Scottish-born Australian footballer and coach
- David Mitchell (canoer) (born 1943), former British slalom canoer
- David Mitchell (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
- David Mitchell (field hockey) (born 1981), Scottish field hockey defender
- David Mitchell (figure skater) (born 1982), American ice dancer
- David Mitchell (Scottish footballer) (born 1866), Scottish international football player
- David Mitchell (footballer born 1945), English football player
- David Mitchell (lacrosse) (born 1984), Canadian lacrosse player
- David Mitchell (fighter) (born 1979)
Other
- David Mitchell (author) (born 1969), English author; twice Booker Prize-shortlisted
- David Mitchell (builder) (1829–1916), Scottish-Australian builder
- David Mitchell (murderer) (1972–2000), Bahamian murderer executed for his crimes
- David Mitchell (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1642–1710), Scottish admiral
- David B. Mitchell (police chief) (born 1950), American police chief from Maryland and Delaware
- David J. Mitchell, Canadian historian
- David Scott Mitchell (1836–1907), Australian founder of the Mitchell library, Sydney
- David William Mitchell (1813–1859), English zoologist and illustrator
See also
- David Mitchel (died 1662), Scottish bishop
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Источник: David Mitchell
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