The Resurrectionist
A Novel
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Fiction & Literature, Literary
| Author: | Jack O'Connell | ISBN: | 9781565126398 |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing | Publication: | September 22, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jack O'Connell |
| ISBN: | 9781565126398 |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Publication: | September 22, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Language: | English |
A “demented and deeply enjoyable” tale of a father journeying into a strange world to save his son (Los Angeles Times).
In this fantastic tale that “blends the out-there mysticism of H. P. Lovecraft, the dark corridors and femme fatales of Dashiell Hammett, and the pulpy, lurid qualities of ’50s comic books,” a man named Sweeney, hoping for a miracle for his comatose son, Danny, journeys to the fortress-like Peck Clinic (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). The doctors there claim to have “resurrected” patients who were similarly lost in the void—but the real cure for his son’s condition may lie in Limbo, a comic book world beloved by Danny.
Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, this spellbinding novel about stories and what they can do for—and to—those who create and consume them is “a wild, surreal and thought-provoking ride” that explores the power of the unknown, the need for forgiveness, and the nature of consciousness itself (San Francisco Chronicle).
“A genre-busting novel . . . Strange, gripping, [and] possessed of a whole lot of vision.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“To call Jack O’Connell’s novels imaginative, or even original, doesn’t begin to say it.” —The New York Times Book Review
A “demented and deeply enjoyable” tale of a father journeying into a strange world to save his son (Los Angeles Times).
In this fantastic tale that “blends the out-there mysticism of H. P. Lovecraft, the dark corridors and femme fatales of Dashiell Hammett, and the pulpy, lurid qualities of ’50s comic books,” a man named Sweeney, hoping for a miracle for his comatose son, Danny, journeys to the fortress-like Peck Clinic (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). The doctors there claim to have “resurrected” patients who were similarly lost in the void—but the real cure for his son’s condition may lie in Limbo, a comic book world beloved by Danny.
Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, this spellbinding novel about stories and what they can do for—and to—those who create and consume them is “a wild, surreal and thought-provoking ride” that explores the power of the unknown, the need for forgiveness, and the nature of consciousness itself (San Francisco Chronicle).
“A genre-busting novel . . . Strange, gripping, [and] possessed of a whole lot of vision.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“To call Jack O’Connell’s novels imaginative, or even original, doesn’t begin to say it.” —The New York Times Book Review
