China Book

China A Novel Alan Wall In the tradition of Louis Begley and John Updike-a novel about life, living, and looking back igby Walton was once the heir to an English pottery company. Now in old age he contemplates the history of that company as he reflects upon the modern world. His own heir, his son Theo, wishes to ignore history and simply play trumpet in his jazz band Zeno. Theo wants to live entirely inside the perfection of songs, but the question is, will reality let him? Alan Wall's novel weaves back and forth between the present and the twentieth century that formed it, its wars and industries-industries that once propelled an empire but now appear in permanent decline-asking constantly what art contributes to life and whether life can ever survive for long without it. 'Sprawling, teeming with people and flooded with an almost malevolent brilliance.' -The Spectator (UK) 'A dense, poetic, exhilarating, intensely readable book.' -The Guardian (UK) 'Rewarding...an affecting tragicomedy.' -The Sunday Times (UK) ALAN WALL was born in Yorkshire and educated at Oxford. He is the author of several novels including The School of Night and The Lightning Cage. He currently lives in Wales. Fiction 0-312-32779-X $24.95 $34.95 Canadian 51/2" x 81/4" / 352 pages Thomas Dunne Books JuneRead More