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Amick Steve - You Shall See The Beautiful Things A Novel & A Nocturne - Paperback
Amick Steve - You Shall See The Beautiful Things A Novel & A Nocturne - Paperback
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Description: Envisioned as a nocturne Steve Amick's playful multilayered novel expansively retells Eugene Field's famed verse Wynken Blynken and Nod. In the fishing village of Scheveningen in 1889, three men build and secretly launch an unorthodox fishing vessel departing from the long tradition of netting herring using massive boats and large crews. Collaborating in this venture are Wyn van Winkel a cavalier joker and opium addict currently AWOL from the Aceh War in Sumatra; Ned Nodder a seasoned fisherman trying to support his family while plagued by narcolepsy and prophetic dreams; and Luuk Blenkin a scattered young troubadour failing at love and searching for his place in the world. As formally innovative as the picarooner this mismatched trio construct the narrative lifts off into the fantastical flitting between reality and irreality. Sparked by lines of the Dutch lullaby the inexplicable adventure unfolds and along the way we learn of Wyn's romantic recklessness his broken relationship with his father and the tragedies of war that scarred and changed him. We witness Ned's unconventional path toward matrimony as well as the painful loss that made his marriage a true union. We follow Luuk's fumblings for purpose and fulfillment beyond the disgrace that befell his family and marred both his outlook and his prospects. In the spirit of a nocturne Steve Amick envelops his characters in the world of night and dreams. Lyrical historical surprising magical heartwarming and heartbreaking You Shall See the Beautiful Things will make readers look at the stars and herring in a new light.
Title: You Shall See The Beautiful Things A Novel & A Nocturne
Author(s): Amick Steve
Publisher: Acre Books
Barcode: 9781946724595
Pages: 300 Pages
Publication Date: 5/26/2023
Category: Fantasy
Description: Envisioned as a nocturne Steve Amick's playful multilayered novel expansively retells Eugene Field's famed verse Wynken Blynken and Nod. In the fishing village of Scheveningen in 1889, three men build and secretly launch an unorthodox fishing vessel departing from the long tradition of netting herring using massive boats and large crews. Collaborating in this venture are Wyn van Winkel a cavalier joker and opium addict currently AWOL from the Aceh War in Sumatra; Ned Nodder a seasoned fisherman trying to support his family while plagued by narcolepsy and prophetic dreams; and Luuk Blenkin a scattered young troubadour failing at love and searching for his place in the world. As formally innovative as the picarooner this mismatched trio construct the narrative lifts off into the fantastical flitting between reality and irreality. Sparked by lines of the Dutch lullaby the inexplicable adventure unfolds and along the way we learn of Wyn's romantic recklessness his broken relationship with his father and the tragedies of war that scarred and changed him. We witness Ned's unconventional path toward matrimony as well as the painful loss that made his marriage a true union. We follow Luuk's fumblings for purpose and fulfillment beyond the disgrace that befell his family and marred both his outlook and his prospects. In the spirit of a nocturne Steve Amick envelops his characters in the world of night and dreams. Lyrical historical surprising magical heartwarming and heartbreaking You Shall See the Beautiful Things will make readers look at the stars and herring in a new light.
Title: You Shall See The Beautiful Things A Novel & A Nocturne
Author(s): Amick Steve
Publisher: Acre Books
Barcode: 9781946724595
Pages: 300 Pages
Publication Date: 5/26/2023
Category: Fantasy
