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Jan 1, 2001 · A historical fantasy novel about a man who stops aging and travels through time, witnessing and influencing major events in history. Read ratings, reviews, and excerpts from the book, and learn more about the author and his other works.
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Jan 22, 2008 · In this carefully crafted novel, The Thief of Time, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the French Revolution, the Wall Street Crash, and other landmark events into one man's story of murder, love, and redemption.
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- John Boyne
- St. Martins Press-3PL
Longlisted for the Irish Times Literature Prize. It is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris for Dover, having witnessed the murder of his mother by his stepfather. Beginning in murder and ending in redemption, Matthieu’s life is characterised by one extraordinary fact: before the 18th century ends he discovers that his body has stopped ageing.
Mar 6, 2007 · In this carefully crafted novel, The Thief of Time, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851,...
- John Boyne
- Macmillan, 2007
- reprint
- The Thief of Time: A Novel
In this carefully crafted novel, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great...
- John Boyne
- Macmillan, 2007
- reprint
- The Thief of Time
Summary. Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century.
The story of his life takes us from the French Revolution to 1920s Hollywood, from the Great Exhibition to the Wall Street Crash, and by the end of the twentieth century, Matthieu has been an engineer, a rogue, a movie mogul, a soldier, a financier, a lover to many, a cable TV executive and much more besides.
- John Boyne
