Description
Author is a multiple prize winner and nominee who has previously sold over 935,000 copies of his books worldwide. Major London launches at the Embassy of Portugal and Daunt Books Hampstead in early July 2022. Forthcoming features in The Observer and the Irish Times, with potential review coverage in major UK newspapers to follow. Potential coverage on BBC Radio 4's Front Row, Radio 3's Free Thinking and the World Service news programmes.
About the Author
Richard Zimler was born in New York in 1956 and now resides in Porto, Portugal. His twelve novels have been translated into twenty-three languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve different countries, including the United States, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Italy and Portugal. Five of his works have been nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award and he has won several other accolades for his fiction across Europe and North America. The Incandescent Threads is the latest in his Sephardic Cycle, an acclaimed group of independent works that explore the lives of different branches and generations of a Portuguese-Jewish family, the Zarcos.
Reviews
Praise for The Incandescent Threads 'A memorable portrait of the search for meaning in the shadow of the Shoah.' - The Sunday Times 'AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE.' - Acoriano Oriental 'Deep [and] moving [with] an enormous emotional charge.' - Time Out 'Six magnificent narratives that are tied together by absolutely wonderful characters.' - Diario de Noticias 'Benni and Shelly Zarco, cousins who carry their guilt for having survived the Holocaust, are unforgettable characters (and) Zimler invests them with an extraordinary emotional depth.' - Jornal de Noticias 'A beautifully intricate and interwoven novel about how to go on living after the Holocaust - and most poignantly, about how to cope with the guilt of having survived. Zimler writes poetically throughout, and his extremely compelling narrative also serves to alert readers to current threats.' - O Publico Praise for Richard Zimler Unforgettable, poetic and original' - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Pacey and accessible... deeply moving' - The Observer 'Scrupulously researched... Fascinating' - The Independent 'Luminously written' - Historical Novel Society 'Remarkable' - Times Literary Supplement 'Compelling' - The Spectator 'Captivating' - Publishers Weekly 'A triumph of modern fiction... absolutely gripping' - Andrew Solomon
Awards
Runner-up for National Jewish Book Awards - Book Club Category 2023.
Book Information
ISBN 9781913640644
Author Richard Zimler
Format Hardback
Page Count 512
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books