{"product_id":"angels-insects-two-novellas-paperback","title":"Angels \u0026 Insects: Two Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn these two \"astonishing\" novellas (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once quirky and deep, brimming with generosity, imagination, and intelligence.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMorpho Eugenia\u003c\/i\u003e, an explorer realises that the behaviour of the people around him is alarmingly similar to that of the insects he studies. In \u003ci\u003eThe Conjugal Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, curious individuals - some fictional, others drawn from history - gather to connect with the spirit world. Throughout both, Byatt examines the eccentricities of the Victorian era, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance, science and faith into a sumptuous, magical tapestry\u003cb\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these breathtaking novellas, A.S. Byatt returns to the territory she explored in \"Possession: the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion. Angels and Insects is \"delicate and confidently ironic.... Byatt perfectly blends laughter and sympathy [with] extraordinary sensuality\" (\"San Francisco Examiner).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47370579640498,"sku":"9780679751342","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a4a07b602281b6c019317d21e3e1b68d.webp?v=1777618625","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/angels-insects-two-novellas-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}