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Buy the book of revelation by rupert thomson from waterstones today. A nameless 30year old english dancerchoreographer lives and works in amsterdam. Aug 30, 2012 rupert thomson is the author of eight highly acclaimed novels, of which air and fire and the insult were shortlisted for the writers guild fiction prize and the guardian fiction prize respectively. Its about a male dancer in his late twenties, living in amsterdam, who is abducted by three hooded women on his way to the market to buy cigarettes for his french girlfriend and dancing partner. The psychodrama thomson builds from these fascinating particulars is an ineffably disturbing revelation of the possibilities and dangers we unknowingly carry within ourselves. While reading the early pages of rupert thomson s sixth novel, you might find yourself thinking that this parable about power and submission. An unnamed narrator tells the reader his story of abduction, sadistic sexual abuse, and its consequent effects on his life, a story that he has concealed for five years. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The novel was unusual for its detailed descriptions of a non statutory female on male rape. The book of revelation by rupert thomson books the guardian. The book of revelation by rupert thomson goodreads. The book of revelation 2006 directed by ana kokkinos.
The british author who in such accomplished books as the five gates of. He was born as rupert farquhar thomson in 1955 in eastbourne, east sussex, england. Thomsons protagonist is a nameless englishman who has found fame and fulfillment in amsterdam as a dancer and choreographer. Rupert thomson 1955 has written a fascinating and compelling sixth novel, and once you start reading the book of revelation, its difficult to put the book down.
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