The Carpathians

By Janet Frame

Book Overview

Recipient of the prestigious Commonwealth Writers Prize in 1989, Janet Frame has long been admired for her startlingly original prose and formidable imagination. A native of New Zealand, she is the author of eleven novels, four collections of stories, a volume of poetry, a children's book, and her heartfelt and courageous autobiography -- all published by George Braziller. This fall, we celebrate our thirty-ninth year of publishing Frame's extraordinary writing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807612057
• ISBN13: 9780807612057
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: George Braziller
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

One of the great novels of our time

In 'The Carpathians', Janet Frame is in complete control of all of her greatest gifts; her majestic imagination, her mastery of language and cadence, and her ability to tell a story that works on a number of different levels. Written in 1989 and winner of a number of literary prizes, Frame's vision of the future is still chilling and poignant today. A truly brilliant work by an original thinker.