by A. S. Byatt · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099889601
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«The Shadow of the Sun» is A. S. Byatt's coming-of-age novel, published by Vintage in paperback (302 pages, in English).
Anna Severell, seventeen years old, grows up in the shadow of her father, Henry Severell, a famous novelist regarded as a genius. Oliver Canning, a critic and admirer of Henry, tries to set Anna on the right path, and their reunion years later in Cambridge pushes the young woman to question who she is. A story about the construction of identity, family dynamics, and the transition to adulthood.
Originally published in 1964; this Vintage edition appeared in 1991.
May appeal to readers of contemporary literary fiction with stories of personal growth and family relationships.
Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, known professionally by her former married name, A. S. Byatt, was an English critic, novelist, poet and short-story writer. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages.
