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| Title | : | The Memory Artists |
| Author | : | Jeffrey Moore |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | February 21st 2006 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Psychology |
Jeffrey Moore
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.71 | 1055 Users | 88 Reviews
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Winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Best Novel Noel Burun has synesthesia and hypermnesia: he sees words in vibrant explosions of colors and shapes, which collide and commingle to form a memory so bitingly perfect that he can remember everything, from the 1001 stories of The Arabian Nights to the color of his bib as a toddler. But for all his mnemonic abilities, he is confronted every day with a reality that is as sad as it is ironic: his beloved mother, Stella, is stricken with Alzheimer's disease, her memory slowly slipping into the quicksands of oblivion. The Memory Artists follows Noel, helped by a motley cast of friends, on his quest to find a cure for his mother's affliction. The results are at the same time darkly funny, quirkily inventive, and very moving. Alternating between third-person narratives and the diaries of Noel and Stella, Jeffrey Moore weaves a story filled with fantastic characters and a touch of suspense that gets at the very heart of what it means to remember and forget, and that is a testament to the uplifting power of family and friendship.Itemize Books As The Memory Artists
| Original Title: | The Memory Artists |
| ISBN: | 0312349254 (ISBN13: 9780312349257) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Sunburst Award Nominee for Canadian Novel (2005), Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction (2005), Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Nominee (2004) |
Rating Epithetical Books The Memory Artists
Ratings: 3.71 From 1055 Users | 88 ReviewsRate Epithetical Books The Memory Artists
I picked this up for £1 in Poundland (a UK chain of stores where everything is £1). My local branch often has hardback books which I can't resist so I often end up buying things that I wouldn't usually buy or even come across in normal bookshops.This novel takes the form of a study reconstructed by a neuropsychologist of some of this patients with memory conditions - these range from those who can't remember anything to those who can't forget anything.It's an interesting subject, and makes for aThe Memory Artists is almost hallucinatory, layered upon itself endlessly, revolving around the connection between memory, creativity and intelligence. As I was alternating between hilarity and utter confusion, I realized that this book is one of the most imaginative and creative works I've come across in awhile. Some of the cleverness didnt work all that well, such that in the end I had to say that it falls short of being a great novel, or even one of my favorites. But it is highly engaging,
Brilliant book that plays with style on every page. THe narrotr switches voices so often that it will make you head spin, which is a great feeling when wrapping your head around this book. THe footnotes were amazingly detailed and added a great post modern comic relief to some dense material. This book will make you envious and relieved.
Less about synaesthesia than I'd hoped, because only a fraction of the book is from Noel's (the synaesthete's) perspective, but still an entertaining story.
I didn't like this book at all to begin with: words like 'glabrous' and 'pullulating' were used and it felt pretentious. But I'm glad I stuck with it, because it got a whole lot better once Noel's memory-bereft mother, Stella Burun was introduced. I enjoyed the multiple viewpoints and the element of mystery about the attacks on Samira, JJ, and Norval. The denouement was satisfying, too.
When you finish the book, you will be thinking that its a true based story rather than a fiction, although it's what section you bought it from.
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