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Beschreibung
A young PhD student has spent six long months transcribing the diary of the seventeenth-century artist ''S.B.''. Then, hidden between mundane descriptions of the artists'' daily routine, she makes a profound discovery: a single passage revealing that S.B. is a woman. Believing she has identified the first professional female artist in Britain, she maps out her entire thesis, right down to the dedication. Fizzing with ideas she sees her career, and her life, blossoming in front of her. However, she has made a simple mistake - one that she won''t acknowledge until it''s far too late to turn back. As she goes to ever greater lengths to protect her work from the truth, she begins to lose her grip on her thesis, her life and then her sanity. What follows is a remarkable exploration of intellectual integrity and denial, and a poignant, funny portrait of academic ambition.
A young PhD student has spent six long months transcribing the diary of the seventeenth-century artist ''S.B.''. Then, hidden between mundane descriptions of the artists'' daily routine, she makes a profound discovery: a single passage revealing that S.B. is a woman. Believing she has identified the first professional female artist in Britain, she maps out her entire thesis, right down to the dedication. Fizzing with ideas she sees her career, and her life, blossoming in front of her. However, she has made a simple mistake - one that she won''t acknowledge until it''s far too late to turn back. As she goes to ever greater lengths to protect her work from the truth, she begins to lose her grip on her thesis, her life and then her sanity. What follows is a remarkable exploration of intellectual integrity and denial, and a poignant, funny portrait of academic ambition.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781908670755
ISBN-10: 1908670754
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Palsdottir, Sigrun
Übersetzung: Smith, Lytton
Hersteller: Peirene Press Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 194 x 122 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Sigrun Palsdottir
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,218 kg
Artikel-ID: 126672922