Cloud Atlas: The epic bestseller, shortlisted for the Booker Prize
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By David Mitchell
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3 reviews
‘ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY’ INDEPENDENT
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, winner of Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year and a BBC Two Between the Covers Book Club pick
‘Miraculous’
SUNDAY TIMES
‘A masterful feast’
EVENING STANDARD
‘Shamelessly exciting’
SPECTATOR
‘Remarkable’
GUARDIAN
‘Stunning’
DAILY MAIL
A novel of mind-bending imagination and scope from the author of Ghostwritten and Utopia Avenue
Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies . . .
Six interlocking lives – one amazing adventure. In a narrative that circles the globe and reaches from the 19th century to a post-apocalyptic future, Cloud Atlas erases the boundaries of time, genre and language to offer an enthralling vision of humanity’s will to power, and where it will lead us.
Please note that the end of p. 39 and p. 40 are intentionally blank
PRAISE FOR DAVID MITCHELL
‘A thrilling and gifted writer’
FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good’
DAILY MAIL
‘Mitchell is, clearly, a genius’
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
‘An author of extraordinary ambition and skill’
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
‘A superb storyteller’
THE NEW YORKER
Reviews
Really enjoyed this book and was glad I persevered. Struggled initially as it is a challenge to become immersed in the different language that each character uses, however, that becomes part of the appeal. I found it quite a profound book as it made me think of the importance of considering our own individual actions rather than thinking of ourselves as just a blink in the universe.
Full of twists and turns. Great novel but can be confusing.
A very good and thought-provoking book! Told from 6 different points of view, with some funny and some more serious. One of the points of view took a bit of getting used to as it was written very informally, but the story and themes were very interesting and I would recommend this book!
