The electric michelangelo by sarah hall was a very good character story of the bildungsroman variety. Fleeing his mothers legacy a consumptives hotel in a fading english seaside resort cy reinvents himself in the incandescent honkytonk of coney. Mar 26, 2004 cy parks, the electric michelangelo of the novels title, is a tattoo artist, born in the early years of the last century and seduced, when little more than a boy, by the siren song of his. Hall is so insistent on preaching to the reader that, toward the end of the novel, cy even delivers a diatribe to his young apprentice on the importance of young people voting. The electric michelangelo university of missouri libraries. Her gorgeously embellished prose compels the narrative, along with the beguiling vignettes she conjures up. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah hall s remarkable new novel tells the story of cy parks, from his childhood years spent in a seaside guest house for co. Her critically acclaimed second novel, the electric michelangelo, was nominated for the 2004 man booker prize. The electric michelangelo by hall, sarah and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sarah hall born 1974 is an english novelist, and poet. Halls mellifluous comingofage story about an apprentice tattoo artist from the north coast of england who reinvents.
Like the tattoo itself, this novel doesnt penetrate very deeply. The novel is set on the norhthern coast of england and later moves to the bawdy atmosphere of coney island in brooklyn, ny. The electric michelangelo is a work of unusual imaginative power and range. Sarah hall, whose second novel the electric michelangelo was shortlisted for the man booker prize, talks to tmo about tattooing and literature amongst other things tmo magazine a curious alternative magazine, featuring interviews and articles on politics, literature, music, history, travel and gastronomy. The guardian hall s sensuous and brilliant imagery does not disappoint. Author sarah hall lovingly chronicles the life of tattoo artist cyril parks from childhood through later adult life. Growing up in england and serving an apprenticeship under a drunken, frequently vicious tattoo master, cy heads for america in search of new opportunities, setting up his own shop on the coney island boardwalk under the name of the electric michelangelo and falling in love with grace, a mysterious circus performer. Editions of the electric michelangelo by sarah hall. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall librarything. This book is the 2308th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. The novels second act takes cy across the atlantic to the buzzing boardwalks of depressionera coney island.
As a boy, cy carries basins of blood spit up by the consumptives who frequent his widowed mothers resort hotel and he grows fascinated by the revolting liquid. First, in some ways one of the strenghts to this novel is minimal number of characters, minimal number of cities, and minimal number of intereactions. Earn money by sharing your favorite books through our affiliate program. What on earth would i find interesting about a novel that has very little dialogue and whose main character is a young man who wishes to become a tattooist. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall on bookshelves. The electric michaelangelo by sarah hall books the. Fleeing his mothers legacy a consumptives hotel in a fading english seaside resort cy reinvents himself in the incandescent honkytonk of coney island. The electric michelangelo 2004 by sarah hall english.
The electric michelangelo by sarah hall, shortlisted for the booker prize, is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts. Available in used condition with free delivery in the us. The problem with the electric michelangelo, in the end, is the ubiquity of hall s fingerprints over every last inch of her creation. Cy parks grew up in the seaside town of morecambe bay, living with his mother reeda in the guest house they run. Lists that contain the electric michelangelo by sarah hall.
Opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast of england, the electric michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art of. Opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast of england, the electric michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art of tattooing. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall the greatest books. The electric michelangelo is a book written in 2004 by sarah hall. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, sarah hall s remarkable new novel tells the. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on the electric michelangelo by sarah hall. What on earth would i find interesting about a novel that has very little. Young cyril parks matures through a series of lifes lessons beginning with his mothers tuberculosis hotel, adolescent highjinks, and a nontraditional apprenticeship with a. Hugely atmospheric, exotic and familiar, the electric michelangelo is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on opposite sides of the.
Review the electric michelangelo by sarah hall today on the tattooed book im taking a look at the electric michelangelo by the man booker longlisted author sarah hall. While sarah hall s first novel haweswater dealt with the devestation of a rural english village, her second novel the electric michelangelo turns to the rarely broached topic, in literature certainly, of tattooing. Goodreads members voted the electric michelangelo into the following lists. Hall haweswater, 2003 earned a booker nod with this picaresque tale of a. Mar 03, 2005 the electric michelangelo by sarah hall, shortlisted for the booker prize, is a love story and an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on opposite sides of the atlantic. Pampered pup westmoreland, tn pamplona municipal hall pamplona municipal health office pamuk prenses dugun salonu pamuk prenses kres pamukkale universitesi kad.
The electric michelangelo sarah hall harper perennial paperback 368 pages october 2005. Growing up in england and serving an apprenticeship under a drunken, frequently vicious tattoo master, cy heads for america in search of new opportunities, setting up his own shop on the coney island boardwalk under the name of the electric michelangelo and falling in. Electric michelangelo by sarah hall is masterfully written. When i first began reading this novel, i had no idea what i was letting myself in for.
Young cyril parks matures through a series of lifes. Mar 18, 2004 opening on the windswept front of morecambe bay, on the remote northwest coast of england, the electric michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art of tattooing. The electric michaelangelo by sarah hall books the guardian. Fleeing his mothers legacy a consumptives hotel in a fading english seaside resort cy reinvents himself in the incandescent honkytonk of coney is. The electric michelangelo is at once a fascinating study of both character and career. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
The electric michelangelo by sarah hall, paperback barnes. Oct 11, 2005 cy parks is the electric michelangelo, an artist of extraordinary gifts whose medium happens to be the pliant, shifting canvas of the human body. Sep 11, 20 the electric michelangelo by sarah hall. Books like the electric michelangelo book by sarah hall.
The electric michelangelo follows the life of cyril cy parks from ages 7 to 66. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall view book on bookshelves at online book club bookshelves is an awesome, free web app that lets you easily save and share lists of books and see what books are trending. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall, paperback. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall the guardian. Buy the electric michaelangelo at the guardian bookshop. Young cyril parks matures through a series of lifes lessons beginning with his mothers tuberculosis hotel, adolescent highjinks, and a nontraditional apprenticeship with a scurrilous tattoo artist, eliot riley. The electric michelangelo by sarah hall the 2308th.
Cy parks, the electric michelangelo of the novels title, is a tattoo artist, born in the early years of the last century and seduced, when little more. A vivid depiction of changing seaside culture on both sides of the atlantic, and a smart study of a subtle but desreputable art. Fleeing his mothers legacy a consumptives hotel in a fading english seaside resort cy reinvents himself in the incandescent honkytonk of coney island in its heyday between the two world wars. Cy parks, the electric michelangelo of the novels title, is a tattoo artist, born in the early years of the last century and seduced, when little more than a boy, by the siren song of his. Sarah hall writing styles in the electric michelangelo. The torrential lawrentian flow of her prose offers many heady pleasures the times. There are several aspects of the book that i would like to point out. Halls novel tells the story of cyril cy parks, a young man from the northern english resort town of morecambe. Cy parks is the electric michelangelo, an artist of extraordinary gifts whose medium happens to be the pliant, shifting canvas of the human body.
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