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The Confabulist

by: Steven Galloway (author)

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From the beloved, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cellist of Sarajevo, a beautiful, suspense-filled novel that uses the life and sudden death of Harry Houdini to weave a magical tale of intrigue, love and illusion. The Confabulist weaves together the life, loves and murder of the world's... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Pages no: 304

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Magic, Literature, Cultural, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Contemporary, Canada, Canadian Literature, Fiction, Historical

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Toni rated it

11 years ago

http://toniosborne.booklikes.com Toni 5.0 "The Confabulist", by Steven Galloway

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“The Confabulist” is a historically rich and ingeniously told story about illusion and the ways tricks of magic can for better or worst alter what we perceive and give credence to. The clever and entertaining narrative portrays the vivid alluring world of a first class magic show and weaves together...

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Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story rated it

11 years ago

http://angelareisetter.booklikes.com Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story 5.0 The Confabulist

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A great story, well-told. The sections about Houdini are great historical fiction -- loosely based on facts, just factual enough to be believable, but truly fiction. The character Houdini is always questioning himself, always questioning reality, even as he plays with it to entertain others. The ...

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http://MemoriesFromBooks.booklikes.com Memories From Books on Booklikes 4.0 The Confabulist

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The Confabulist by Steven Galloway is a fictionalized story of Harry Houdini and a man named Martin Strauss. The question what is real and what is an illusion lies at the heart of this book. The book has a magical quality about it and a circular approach weaving past and present and reality and illu...

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100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews rated it

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http://Mishker.booklikes.com 100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews 4.5 The Confabulist

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Confabulation (definition): In psychology a confabulation is a memory disturbance, defined as the production of fabricated, distorted or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive (Wikipedia). The Confabulist is an intriguing story that combines th...

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http://ChristineL.booklikes.com Constantly Moving the Bookmark 4.0 The Confabulist

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* I received this as an ARC in a Goodreads “First Reads” Giveaway *Martin Strauss suffers from a condition called “tinnitus”. This condition blurs his memory and often it is difficult for him to distinguish real memories from those his mind fabricates. He is often confused, but one thing that is v...

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