· All of this may sound rather daunting; this is, it must be said, an intricate and densely allusive novel. Yet for all the seriousness of its meditations on literary heritage and millenarian theology, The Countenance Divine is never less than superbly stimulating. It is a debut of high ambition that marks the arrival of a considerable talent. Dazzling, Mitchell manages, like Michael Hughes, to make the epic intimate. Please share on: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can read more book reviews or buy The Countenance Divine by Michael Hughes at bltadwin.ru Amazon currently charges £ for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free. · Title: The Countenance Divine Author: Michael Hughes Publication Date: Thursday 11th August Publisher: John Murray. Synopsis: In a programmer is trying to fix the millennium bug, but can’t shake the sense he’s been chosen for something.
Michael Hughes. Michael is the acclaimed author of Country and The Countenance Divine. Country is his take on Homer's Iliad, while the historical timelines of The Countenance Divine interweave to explore literary heritage and millenarian theology. A successful stage and screen actor, he teaches Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London. Co Armagh author Michael Hughes on new Troubles novel Country who spent a few years on the acting scene as Michael Colgan before his long-gestating debut novel The Countenance Divine was. Michael Hughes is the author of Country ( avg rating, ratings, reviews, published ), The Countenance Divine ( avg rating, ratings.
I n his first novel, ’s The Countenance Divine, Michael Hughes proved himself to be daring, inventive and ambitious. It was a big novel of ideas and wild imaginings in the style of David. For a debut novel The Countenance Divine by Michael Hughes can only be described as ambitious. This is a novel that will sweep you through four centuries and through a number of different voices. At times a complex More. The Countenance Divine is Michael Hughes’ first novel, and it’s an ambitious start. Set in four different time periods and told through four very distinct voices, it’s heavily influenced by the work of Milton and Blake, has visionary, macabre and apocalyptic elements and hints of psychogeography.
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