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The Infinities is a 2009 novel by John Banville . Plot introduction. The book involves a reunion of the Godley family as the family patriarch, Adam, lies in a coma on his deathbed. The book takes place in an alternative reality with the world powered by cold fusion and steam trains are still in use.
25 de ago. de 2009 · On a languid midsummer’s day in the countryside, the Godley family gathers at the bedside of Adam, a renowned mathematician and their patriarch. But they are not alone in their vigil.
Resumen y sinopsis de Los infinitos de John Banville. La familia Godley se ha reunido en Arden, su finca, en medio de una verde campiña, cerca de un antiguo lugar sagrado y de las vías del tren. Han venido porque el viejo Adam Godley, un respetado y exaltado matemático, se está muriendo.
8 de feb. de 2011 · The Infinities. John Banville. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Feb 8, 2011 - Fiction - 288 pages. From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a novel that is at once a gloriously...
Blissfully inventive and playful, rich in psychological insight and sensual detail, The Infinities is at once a gloriously earthy romp and a wise look at the terrible, wonderful plight of being human—a dazzling novel from one of the most widely admired and acclaimed writers at work today. Read An Excerpt. Reading Guide.
5 de mar. de 2010 · “The Infinities” is based on the myth of Amphitryon, a Theban general whose wife, Alcmene, was seduced by Zeus while her husband was off fighting a battle.
5 de mar. de 2010 · An early blackbird flies across at a slant swiftly from somewhere to somewhere else, its lacquered wing catching an angled glint of sunlight, and he...
