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The Laughter of Carthage
The Second Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet
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Maxim Arturovitch Pyatnitski, that charming but despicable mythomaniac who first appeared in Byzantium Endures (PM Press, 2012, available from Turnaround), is back. Having fled Bolshevik Russia in late 1919, Pyat's progress is a series of leaps from crisis to crisis, as he begins affairs with a Baroness and a Greek prostitute while undertaking schemes to build flying machines in Europe and the United States.
His devotion to flamboyantly racist, particularly anti-Semitic doctrines—like his devotion to cocaine—remains unabated. Pyat remains one of literature's great anti-heroes.
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The Laughter of Carthage by Michael Moorcock is celebrated for its rich and ambitious storytelling, reminiscent of nineteenth-century narratives. Critics praise it for its imaginative scope and Moorcock's ability to transport readers into different worlds. The book is noted for its complex narrative and a protagonist whose reliability is always in question, with elements of intrigue spanning various significant historical settings. Its portrayal as both an epic work and a brilliant fusion of different narrative styles has garnered high acclaim.
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ISBN: 9781604864922
Publisher: PM Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 September 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: PM Press
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 772g
Pages: 538
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About the Author
Michael Moorcock is an award-winning author of more than 80 works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Cornelius Quartet, Doctor Who, and Elric: The Stealer of Souls. He has received the Nebula, World Fantasy, and British Science Fiction Awards and is a Grandmaster of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. His nonfiction has appeared in Financial Times, the Guardian, and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Bastrop, Texas. Alan Wall is a novelist, a short story writer, a poet, an essayist, and a professor of writing and literature at the University of Chester. His novels include Bless the Thief, China, The Lightning Cage, The School of Night, and Sylvie's Riddle.
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