{"product_id":"angels-insects-two-novellas-a-s-byatt-paperback-3","title":"Angels \u0026 Insects: Two Novellas -- A. S. Byatt, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn these two \"astonishing\" novellas (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once quirky and deep, brimming with generosity, imagination, and intelligence.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMorpho Eugenia\u003c\/i\u003e, an explorer realises that the behaviour of the people around him is alarmingly similar to that of the insects he studies. In \u003ci\u003eThe Conjugal Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, curious individuals - some fictional, others drawn from history - gather to connect with the spirit world. Throughout both, Byatt examines the eccentricities of the Victorian era, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance, science and faith into a sumptuous, magical tapestry\u003cb\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. S. Byatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.22w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679751342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A. S. Byatt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46229028929764,"sku":"9780679751342","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780679751342.jpg?v=1744566726","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/angels-insects-two-novellas-a-s-byatt-paperback-3","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}