In Radiant Days, one of Elizabeth Hand's latest books, we are introduced to Rimbaud, the poet, and Merle, an artist. Set in two distinctly different periods of time, but overlapping via an abandoned lockhouse, the lives of the two artist bump intoeach other in ways that enrich the works of both.4/5(17). Radiant Days; A Novel; By: Elizabeth Hand; Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell; Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Unabridged Audiobook. · Radiant Days begins in following Merle Tappitt, fled from an abusive redneck childhood for the only slightly greater comfort of art school. She explores her own artistic impulses and means, and makes a few friends among fellow students, as well as one female teacher who takes a special personal interest/5.
Elizabeth Hand is a writer prone to using personal experience in creating her characters and settings, but to date has yet to dip into historical reference for inspiration. Radiant Days (), however, finds the versatile writer paralleling the troubled youth of Arthur Rimbaud with the strife experienced by a gifted young woman trying to. Radiant Days is a peerless follow-up to Elizabeth Hand's unforgettable, multiple-starred Illyria. © Elizabeth Hand (P) Blackstone Audio, Inc. War Military Literary Fiction Political Show more Show less More from the same. Author. Fight the Future; Narrator. Swamp Sweets. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand (, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
Booklist While reading Radiant Days, it becomes clear that what elevates Hand's work above that of her peers and makes her one of the strongest writers for teens today is the gorgeousness of her language. Readers of her adult mysteries and sly fantasies will have learned to expect nothing less but for teens navigating a sea of interchangeable and forgettable paranormal titles, the images and emotions Hand conjures up will likely startle and shock. In Radiant Days, one of Elizabeth Hand's latest books, we are introduced to Rimbaud, the poet, and Merle, an artist. Set in two distinctly different periods of time, but overlapping via an abandoned lockhouse, the lives of the two artist bump intoeach other in ways that enrich the works of both. The meshed power of words and art thins the boundaries between the present and the past - and allows these two troubled, brilliant artists to enter each other's worlds. Radiant Days is a peerless follow- up to Elizabeth Hand's unforgettable, multiply starred Illyria.
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