He was educated at warwick school, warwick, wadham college and wolfson college, oxford. Faber and touchpress have launched the groundbreaking app for ian pearss arcadia, that explores the future of digital reading after ebooks. Iain pears has built his novel by and for these crossing threads. His bestknown novel, an instance of the fingerpost, explored a 17thcentury oxford murder and its. Pears and his wife currently lives in oxford, united kingdom. Iain george pears born 8 august 1955 is an english art historian, novelist and journalist. Arcadia, by iain pears nobody can tangle a text like iain pears. Nov 08, 2016 a book at lunchtime discussion of iain pears interactive novel arcadia the arcadia app is one of the most substantial and interesting works of interactive fiction released last year begins. While pears characters are likeablerosie, in particular, is quite the charmerthe storys selfawareness kept me from investing in what happened to them and fully immersing myself in their worlds. This complex worldhopping caper explores the magic of storytelling, with an app. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aug 20, 2015 a screenshot from iain pearss arcadia i began arcadia a novel conceived and written for an app over four and a half years ago when a lot of people were musing about digital narrative. Paperback published in 2015, 1101946822 hardcover published in 2016, kindle edition published in 2016, 0571576 paperback. A return to the form that launched iain pears onto bestseller lists around the world.
Iain pears is the author of the bestsellers an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio, stones fall, and arcadia, and a novella, t. Why you need an app to understand my novel books the guardian. From the author of an instance of the fingerpost a multilayered novel constructed for your smartphone, too. Iain pears is the internationally bestselling author of an instance of the finger post, and in his latest, arcadia, he has once again written a thrilling work of historical fiction. Treat this novel, and its app, as a memepark where a whole menagerie of tropes, themes, myths and. He wrote a novel whith several interwoven storylines which can be read in the traditional way from cover to cover. Click show more for more info on the books mentioned. Iain pears takes what could have been a good, converging story of multiple characters and times and. There is a companion app available only for ios devices which traces the threads. Iain pears is the author of the bestsellers an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio, stones fall, and arcadia, and a novella, the portrait, as well as a series of acclaimed detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial and more about iain pears. Penguin random house audio publishing group release date.
Arcadia, the new novel by iain pears, was created for an app. Arcadia is one of the best time travel stories ive read in a long whilemore than that, its one of the best books ive read in a year already burgeoning with good reads. With 1998s the instance of the fingerpost, his first break from the artcentered jonathan argyll series. Iain pears is a fascinating writer because all of his books are so different from each other. Jan 31, 2016 arcadia, the new novel by iain pears, was created for an app. The discussion questions, and suggested reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of arcadia, a mindtwisting epic novel by iain pears. He was educated at warwick school, an allboys public school in warwick. Iain pears is the author of the bestsellers an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio, stones fall, and arcadia, and a novella, the portrait, as well as a series of acclaimed detective novels, a book of art history, and countless. Pearss an instance of the fingerpost latest is a clever, wellconstructed story.
Arcadia iain pears audio book torrent free download, 5269. As he and his characters struggle with questions of free will, love, duty and the power of the imagination, lytten discovers he is not sure how he wants his stories to end, nor even who is imaginary. Review for the scifi novel arcadia by iain pears, shortlisted for the 2016 arthur c. Arcadia by iain pears discussion guide books on tape. Iain pearss arcadia 2015 is a novel that straddles the everdecreasing divide between speculative fiction and literature. The novel itself has a pretty traditional story, but which is only loosely linear. His bestknown novel, an instance of the fingerpost, explored a 17thcentury oxford murder and its aftermath through the memoirs of. Pears was born on 8 august 1955 in coventry, england.
Its title is an explicit reference to sir philip sidneys now barely read masterwork, the specialism of the man at the centre of pearss project, henry. Arcadia is a novel brimming with mischief, a kind of ya romp featuring stories within. But the fascinating twist of arcadia is that its also a spy novel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Become the master of your journey following ten characters through three interlocking worlds, in an original tale of time travel, intrigue and adventure.
Arcadia is a gripping tale, with memorable characters who lead us through the plots twists and turns to the books deeply satisfying resolution. Treat this novel, and its app, as a memepark where a. Before writing, he worked as a reporter for the bbc, channel 4 uk and zdf germany and correspondent for reuters from 1982 to 1990 in italy, france, uk, and us. Arcadia iain pears audiobook online download, free audio.
With 1998s the instance of the fingerpost, his first break from the artcentered jonathan argyll series, pears evoked the most rapturous praise of his career. Iain pears books list of books by author iain pears. Hello, im jen im the author of the weird things customers say in bookshops series, the bookshop book and the hungry ghost festival. Someone much smarter than i wrote this book, iain pears must be brilliant. Iain pears is the author of the best sellers an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio and stones fall, and a novella, the portrait, as well as a series of. Mar 30, 2016 hello, im jen im the author of the weird things customers say in bookshops series, the bookshop book and the hungry ghost festival. From the author of the international best seller an instance of the fingerpost, arcadia is an astonishing work of imagination. He studied at wadham college, oxford, graduating with a bachelor of arts ba degree, and at wolfson college, oxford. In cold war england, professor henry lytten, having renounced a career in. I had reached the limit of my storytelling in book form, pears explained in an article in the guardian, and needed some. Mar 27, 2016 nobody can tangle a text like iain pears.
Iain pears is the author of the best sellers an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio and stones fall, and a novella, the portrait, as well as a series of acclaimed detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial and historical subjects. His other titles, like an instance of the fingerpost and stones fall, have weightier themes, but arcadia is fun to read and may appeal to a broader audience. A book at lunchtime discussion of iain pears interactive novel arcadia the arcadia app is one of the most substantial and interesting works of interactive fiction released last year begins. At the same time he created an app which depicts how the storylines are interwoven and which enables the reader to read the different stories independently and switch from one to other whenever feeling like it or one two or more of the characters meet. See arcadia on goodreads and purchase through amazon, book depository and kobo. A screenshot from iain pearss arcadia i began arcadia a novel conceived and written for an app over four and a half years ago when a lot of people were musing about digital narrative. With arcadia, iain pears has woven a delightful tapestry in the bold colors of complexity, wonder, and irony, even while offering the careful readera chance to ferret outnumerous literary allusions. Arcadia is a clever concept novel but concepts alone dont necessarily make for reading enjoyment.
Pears, by contrast, has tried to invent three entire worlds, plus an app. I would also highly recommend iain pears art history crime fiction series, featuring the detective jonathan argyll. Somewhere between the two lies this odd confection by the restless, genrehopping pears stones fall, 2009, etc. Arcadia iain pears posted by tomcat on august 24, 2016 every now and then this thing will happen whereby a traditionally literaryrealist writer will publish a decidedly genred work, and all hell breaks loose in the sff community. Pears brings a gravitas and poignancy to his subject, whilst creating a vivid homage to both the pastoral comedies of shakespeare and the epic fantasy works of tolkien and lewis. Meanwhile in the real world one of lyttens former intelligence colleagues tracks him down for one last assignment. In iain pears new novel, arcadia, the ruling elite of a dystopian future world in which society is scientifically managed have no time for stories or emotions, or anything but the most. Bestselling novelist iain pears has conceived his new work unlike any before it, to be read as an app, written using speciallycommissioned software and developed for readers by touchpress and faber, the partners behind multiawardwinning apps. Like his popular art history mysteries, iain pears s erudite historical novels are as well researched and intricately plotted as they are suspenseful and colorful. Iain pears has also written a novel series that features an art historian, jonathan argyll. Recently, i attempted to explain the plot of iain pears novel, arcadia, to a friend who is both an author and a literary scholar, well versed in folk stories and fairy tales.
Jan 07, 2016 iain pears has built his novel by and for these crossing threads. Iain pears has a wife with who they are blessed with children. Buy arcadia by pears, iain from amazons fiction books store. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading arcadia. Last year, in his electronic book of arcadia, he allowed the readers to switch between the multiple narratives. Pears, however, tells a very good story, regardless of level both that of the individual strands and the larger interconnected structure. Become the master of your journey following ten characters through three interlocking.
This book truly has everything, and were absolutely certain you. A nearperfect take on the perils of a parallel universe. Iain pears is an english art historian, novelist, and journalist. Aug 24, 2016 arcadia iain pears posted by tomcat on august 24, 2016 every now and then this thing will happen whereby a traditionally literaryrealist writer will publish a decidedly genred work, and all hell breaks loose in the sff community. His bestknown novel, an instance of the fingerpost, explored a 17thcentury oxford murder and its aftermath through the memoirs. The idea is that the novel could be read only from henrys point of view, or rosies, or angelas, or jays. Aug 20, 2015 arcadia is one of the best time travel stories ive read in a long whilemore than that, its one of the best books ive read in a year already burgeoning with good reads.
Iain pears has long been one of my favorite authors, and arcadia is another example of his masterful storytelling. Iain pears has long been one of my favorite authors, and arcadia is another example of his masterly storytelling. Arcadia by iain pears 2016, hardcover for sale online ebay. With arcadia, iain pears has woven a delightful tapestry in the bold colors of complexity, wonder, and irony, even while offering the careful reader a chance to ferret out numerous literary allusions. This complex world hopping caper explores the magic of storytelling, with an app. Arcadia is being simultaneously published as a hardback book and on the ipad and iphone its not available on android. His bestknown novel, an instance of the fingerpost, explored a 17thcentury oxford murder and its aftermath through the memoirs of four unreliable.