Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
This novel is a unique blend of six different stories, each set in a different time and place, spanning from the 19th century South Pacific to a post-apocalyptic future. Each tale is written in a different style, reflecting the time and setting it represents, and they are all connected through shared themes and recurring motifs. The stories are nested within each other, with each interrupted by the next, only to be concluded in the second half of the book. The novel explores themes of predacity, civilization, reincarnation and the eternal recurrence of the same behaviors throughout history.
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- Published
- 2004
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 509-544
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Atlas Chmur
- Atlas Das Nuvens
- Atlas chmur
- Atlas mraků
- Atlasul Norilor
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- 66th on The 100 Best Books of the Decade(2000) (Times)
- 70th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 82nd on Honorable Mention - The 25 Masterpieces of World Literature That Will Define the 21st Century (25-250) (Télérama)
- 86th on Australia’s Radio National top 100 books of the 21st century (ABC Radio national)
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