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On the isle of Antioch, Amin Maalouf ; translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer

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On the isle of Antioch, Amin Maalouf ; translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer

Language

eng

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Literary Form

novels

Main title

On the isle of Antioch

Oclc number

1372277553

Responsibility statement

Amin Maalouf ; translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer

Summary

"Alec, a press artist with an impressive track record, settles on a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean. He has little contact with his neighbor, a solitary woman who wrote a cult book years ago, before withdrawing from public life. That is, until a gigantic power failure cuts them off from the rest of the world, and all of a sudden they find themselves dependent on each other. The world appears to be on the brink of nuclear war and the collapse of civilization seems imminent. Just who are the mysterious friends of Empedocles, the gang of otherworldly protectors who came swooping in to interfere with the US presidency and cure all illness? Should we trust them? On the Isle of Antioch is a suspenseful novel with mythological roots, written in the dreamy language of the classics, by internationally renowned scholar Amin Maalouf"--Back cover

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