Possession

Byatt, A S

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Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of ‘Victorian verse’.

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Publish Date: 07/02/1991

Description

Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail of letters, journals and poems they uncover a web of passion, deceit and tragedy, and their quest becomes a battle against time.

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE

Additional information

Weight 453 g
Dimensions 197 × 129 × 31 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

511

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.914 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K