Sarah hall was born in cumbria in 1974 and now lives and works there. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. The electric michelangelo is crammed with bloodythirsty punters desperate to get as disturbed as possible for their shilling or centsworth. First, in some ways one of the strenghts to this novel is minimal number of characters, minimal number of cities, and minimal number of intereactions. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall, 2005, perennial edition, in english 1st harper perennial ed. The electric michelangelo audiobook sarah hall audible. Her first novel, haweswater, was published by faber in 2002. Once in new york, cy is naturally drawn to coney island, similar to the atmosphere and enterprise of the seaside town of his youth. Opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast of england, the electric michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art of tattooing. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah halls remarkable new novel tells the story of cy parks, from his childhood years spent in a seaside guest house for consumptives. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy the electric michelangelo main by sarah hall isbn. Fleeing his mothers legacy a consumptives hotel in a fading english seaside resort cy reinvents himself in the incandescent honkytonk of coney island in its heyday between the two world wars.
Electric michelangelo by sarah hall is masterfully written. Cy parks, the electric michelangelo of the novels title, is a tattoo artist, born in the early years of the last century and seduced, when little more. Hugely atmospheric, exotic and familiar, the electric michelangelo is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on opposite sides of the atlantic by one of the most uniquely talented novelists of her generation. Reading sarah halls the electric michelangelo, however, was an experience that caused me to rethink this question. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah halls remarkable new novel tells the. Sarah halls haweswater, published less than two years ago, was a remarkable debut. Ink magazine sarah halls second book reads with all the colour, guts and flair of the 19th century tale spinner as it follows the story of cy parks from his beginnings in morecambe bay to adventures on coney island the list. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah halls remarkable new novel tells the story of cy parks, from his childhood years spent in a seaside. Today on the tattooed book im taking a look at the electric michelangelo by the man booker longlisted author sarah hall cy parks grew up in the seaside town of morecambe bay, living with his mother reeda in the guest house they run. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He was obsessed with perfection and felt that everyonefrom family members to his. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall, paperback.
The electric michelangelo is a book written in 2004 by sarah hall. Starting in the early twentieth century, the plot, such as it is, follows cys life from youth to old age. Complete work of michelangelo the, first edition abebooks. Opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast. The electric michelangelo is almost fantastic, in every sense of the word. The electric michelangelo extends her canvas, although it begins on home turf.
The electric michelangelo has to be one of the most beautifully written novels i have read in a long time. Thats particularly evident here and the school library journal that stated she stanley has crafted a picturebook biography that is as readable as it is useful. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall waterstones. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah halls remarkable new novel tells the story of cy parks, from his childhood years spent in a seaside guest house for. Reviews of michelangelo include by booklist that wrote one of the most pleasing things about stanleys books is the way her sturdy texts stand up to her strong artwork. Its a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Hall obviously revels in description and human scenery, and she has a rare gift for it.
The guardian halls sensuous and brilliant imagery does not disappoint. Heres a chance to shadow the man booker prize panel, which last week selected sarah halls second novel, the electric michelangelo. Michelangelo and leonardo were the two great geniuses of the italian renaissance and this book, like the one on leonardo, brings the full scope of the artists achievements vividly to life. While sarah halls first novel haweswater dealt with the devestation of a rural english village, her second novel the electric michelangelo turns to the rarely broached topic, in literature certainly, of tattooing. This page contains details about the fiction book the electric michelangelo by sarah hall published in 2004. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall librarything.
This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. Cy parks is the electric michelangelo, an artist of extraordinary gifts whose medium happens to be the pliant, shifting canvas of the human body. This book is the 2288th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Her second, the electric michelangelo, was shortlisted for the man booker prize in 2004. Jack magazine sarah halls second book reads with all the colour, guts and flair of the 19th century tale spinner. Ink magazine sarah halls second book reads with all the colour, guts and flair of the 19th century tale spinner. Halls novel tells the story of cyril cy parks, a young man from the northern english resort town of morecambe. After one unproductive year, michelangelo became the student of bertoldo. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall the 2288th. With two best friends, cy experiences boyhood adventures. Opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast of england, the electric michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art of. Sarah hall beginning as a humble apprentice in morecambe bay, cy flees to america, where he sets up his own tattoo business on the infamous coney island boardwalk. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall, shortlisted for the booker prize, is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on opposite sides of the atlantic.
It is a companion volume to the monumental work on leonardo da vinci published in 1956 which has now reached a sale of 90,000 copies. The electric michelangelo is a work of unusual imaginative power and range. Early life and work michelangelo drew extensively as a child, and his father placed him under the tutelage of ghirlandaio, a respected artist of the day. Both novels have received huge critical acclaim, haweswater won the commonwealth prize for a first novel, while the electric michelangelo was one of the six shortlisted titles for. This is not a book to be rushed through and, despite the text being broken up into small sections of a page or two, its probably not a novel you. But, while many extracts from the book are excruciatingly graphic, hall is equally adept at showing the soft underbelly of cyrils world. Sarah hall in the lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah halls new novel tells the story of cy parks, from his childhood years spent in a seaside guest house for consumptives with his. The main character, cy parks, is a tattoo artist and the book follows his life and dreams. Synopsis opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast of england, the electric michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art. The book was shortlisted for the man booker prize in 2004 references. Sarah hall was born in cumbria and currently lives in norwich, norfolk. There are several aspects of the book that i would like to point out.
The electric michelangelo 2005 edition open library. Hugely atmospheric, exotic, and familiar, the electric michelangelo is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on opposite sides of the atlantic by one of the most uniquely talented novelists of her generation. Zembla hall conveys an arresting, colourful and complex world even the most miniscule of nuances fanatically thought through and delivered. Opening in the seaside resort of morecambe bay during its early 1900s heyday, the electric michelangelo chronicles the remarkable life of cy parks. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The electric michelangelo kindle edition by hall, sarah. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Spending his childhood helping his eccentric mother reeda run her macabre guest house, he is then apprenticed to eliot riley, the greatest tattoo artist in the northern counties, from whom he learns his strange folk craft. List of books and articles about michelangelo online. Establishing his place of business, cys reputation spreads as the electric michelangelo. As a boy, cy carries basins of blood spit up by the consumptives who frequent his widowed mothers resort hotel and he grows fascinated by the revolting liquid. Hugely atmospheric, exotic and familiar, the electric michelangelo is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on. The electric michelangelo by hall, sarah and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The electric michelangelo follows the life of cyril cy parks from ages 7 to 66.
96 793 544 469 934 683 938 753 733 648 893 982 680 569 36 777 1175 1142 608 603 865 750 792 309 170 1232 849 1271 502 216 761