The Infinities
by:
John Banville (author)
On a languid midsummer’s day in the countryside, the Godley family gathers at the bedside of Adam, a renowned mathematician and their patriarch. But they are not alone in their vigil. Around them hovers a clan of mischievous immortals—Zeus, Pan, and Hermes among them —who begin to stir up trouble...
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On a languid midsummer’s day in the countryside, the Godley family gathers at the bedside of Adam, a renowned mathematician and their patriarch. But they are not alone in their vigil. Around them hovers a clan of mischievous immortals—Zeus, Pan, and Hermes among them —who begin to stir up trouble for the Godleys, to sometimes wildly unintended effect. The Infinities—John Banville’s first novel since his Booker Prize-winning and bestselling The Sea—is at once a gloriously earthy romp and a wise look at the terrible, wonderful plight of being human.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307474391 (0307474399)
Publish date: February 8th 2011
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Family,
Ireland,
Mythology
I enjoyed the language in this novel. Banville just writes well. At times it is a bit flowery, but he nails it so frequently that this is forgivable. I enjoyed the premise, but was distracted enough by a few things that I cannot grant him five stars.First, I kept wondering about all the other peo...
The story is about a brilliant mathematician who has had a stroke, and lies in a upper room of his home - the Skyroom - expiring. His family gathers around, joined by the household help, the children's significant others, and a trio of Greek gods. They are a singular lot. The most light-hearted of B...
I was drawn to this book because of the plot. But I quickly found that this book is not meant to be read for the plot, but for the prose. The story is simple. A dying, brilliant mathematician is surrounded by his family, associates and the Greek gods Zeus and Hermes on the last day of his life. ...
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