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- Release Year
- 2023
- ISBN
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374277923
ISBN-13
9780374277925
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19057250138
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empty Theatre: a Novel : Or the Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Sisi of Austria (Queen of Hungary), Cousins, in Their Pursuit of Connection and Beauty...
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Satire, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-044447
Reviews
"Immediately enthralling . . . In this fantastical take on historical fiction, skillful yarnspinner Jemc . . . seamlessly blends fact and fiction, and her characteristically poetic prose shines through . . . Jemc's propulsive pacing, evocative concision, and the episodic structure make for quick reading. But the rapturous recounting of these fated characters' lives will buzz for some time in readers' minds." --Diego Báez, Booklist (starred review) "Sensual, intricate, and filled with the verve of its own opulent language, Jemc's retelling of these apocryphal lives delivers all the urgency of their time into our own without losing any of the fidelity it owes to their real legacies. This novel is a triumph." -- Kirkus (starred review) "Jac Jemc's latest novel slithers through history to bring us a gloriously reimagined pair of hopeless, wounded dreamers, Empress Sisi and King Ludwig II. Bitterly comic and amusingly tragic scenes are linked together in a narrative as brilliant and beguiling as any of the glorious baubles desired by Ludwig himself. Brimming with wit, style, and grace, Empty Theatre is a satire ultimately as compassionate and sincere as this reader could wish. A tour de force." --Maryse Meijer, author of The Seventh Mansion "I feasted on this novel like it was the most colorful, immaculately arranged spread of delights. Each one of these short chapters is bursting with the macabre intrigue and humor we've come to love in Jac Jemc's work. Utterly delightful, entertaining, and riddled with fascinating historical embellishments and facts." --Fernando A. Flores, author of Valleyesque "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark "A brilliant, outrageous, page-turning social satire. The mad isolation and aesthetic bubble the royalty lives in become, through Jac Jemc's glorious retelling, something so darling and vulnerable and, at the same time, monstrously idiotic. Oh, reader, you will follow the tragic paths of these monarchs as they chase melodies and butterflies to their graves, and feel yourself to be so much richer and freer afterward." --Heather O'Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads "A brilliantly and sensitively crafted novel, both epic and intimate in scope. I was captivated from the very first line." --Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere, "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark, "Sly [and] darkly comedic . . . Jemc brings a modern, quirky edge to a lavish historical tale." --Becky Meloan, Washington Post "[An] audacious social satire. Comedic, tragic, and all around entertaining, Empty Theatre is a welcome addition to Jemc's bibliography." --Chicago Review of Books "Immediately enthralling . . . In this fantastical take on historical fiction, skillful yarnspinner Jemc . . . seamlessly blends fact and fiction, and her characteristically poetic prose shines through . . . Jemc's propulsive pacing, evocative concision, and the episodic structure make for quick reading. But the rapturous recounting of these fated characters' lives will buzz for some time in readers' minds." --Diego Báez, Booklist (starred review) "Sensual, intricate, and filled with the verve of its own opulent language, Jemc's retelling of these apocryphal lives delivers all the urgency of their time into our own without losing any of the fidelity it owes to their real legacies. This novel is a triumph." -- Kirkus (starred review) "A tragicomic tour de force, Empty Theatre immerses readers in Ludwig and Sisi's world where the aesthetics of extravagance belie the isolation of its inhabitants. Readers follow two rarified parallel lives and the complex, tenuous bond that linked them, told with empathy, humor and originality." --Emily St. Martin, The Orange County Register "Jac Jemc's latest novel slithers through history to bring us a gloriously reimagined pair of hopeless, wounded dreamers, Empress Sisi and King Ludwig II. Bitterly comic and amusingly tragic scenes are linked together in a narrative as brilliant and beguiling as any of the glorious baubles desired by Ludwig himself. Brimming with wit, style, and grace, Empty Theatre is a satire ultimately as compassionate and sincere as this reader could wish. A tour de force." --Maryse Meijer, author of The Seventh Mansion "I feasted on this novel like it was the most colorful, immaculately arranged spread of delights. Each one of these short chapters is bursting with the macabre intrigue and humor we've come to love in Jac Jemc's work. Utterly delightful, entertaining, and riddled with fascinating historical embellishments and facts." --Fernando A. Flores, author of Valleyesque "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark "A brilliant, outrageous, page-turning social satire. The mad isolation and aesthetic bubble the royalty lives in become, through Jac Jemc's glorious retelling, something so darling and vulnerable and, at the same time, monstrously idiotic. Oh, reader, you will follow the tragic paths of these monarchs as they chase melodies and butterflies to their graves, and feel yourself to be so much richer and freer afterward." --Heather O'Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads "A brilliantly and sensitively crafted novel, both epic and intimate in scope. I was captivated from the very first line." --Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere, "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark "A brilliant, outrageous, page-turning social satire. The mad isolation and aesthetic bubble the royalty lives in become, through Jac Jemc's glorious retelling, something so darling and vulnerable and, at the same time, monstrously idiotic. Oh, reader, you will follow the tragic paths of these monarchs as they chase melodies and butterflies to their graves, and feel yourself to be so much richer and freer afterward." --Heather O'Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads "A brilliantly and sensitively crafted novel, both epic and intimate in scope. I was captivated from the very first line." --Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere, "Jac Jemc's latest novel slithers through history to bring us a gloriously reimagined pair of hopeless, wounded dreamers, Empress Sisi and King Ludwig II. Bitterly comic and amusingly tragic scenes are linked together in a narrative as brilliant and beguiling as any of the glorious baubles desired by Ludwig himself. Brimming with wit, style, and grace, Empty Theatre is a satire ultimately as compassionate and sincere as this reader could wish. A tour de force." --Maryse Meijer, author of The Seventh Mansion "I feasted on this novel like it was the most colorful, immaculately arranged spread of delights. Each one of these short chapters is bursting with the macabre intrigue and humor we've come to love in Jac Jemc's work. Utterly delightful, entertaining, and riddled with fascinating historical embellishments and facts." --Fernando A. Flores, author of Valleyesque "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark "A brilliant, outrageous, page-turning social satire. The mad isolation and aesthetic bubble the royalty lives in become, through Jac Jemc's glorious retelling, something so darling and vulnerable and, at the same time, monstrously idiotic. Oh, reader, you will follow the tragic paths of these monarchs as they chase melodies and butterflies to their graves, and feel yourself to be so much richer and freer afterward." --Heather O'Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads "A brilliantly and sensitively crafted novel, both epic and intimate in scope. I was captivated from the very first line." --Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere, "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark "A brilliant, outrageous, page-turning social satire. The mad isolation and aesthetic bubble the royalty lives in become, through Jac Jemc's glorious retelling, something so darling and vulnerable and, at the same time, monstrously idiotic. Oh, reader, you will follow the tragic paths of these monarchs as they chase melodies and butterflies to their graves, and feel yourself to be so much richer and freer afterward." --Heather O'Neill, author of The Lonely Hearts Hotel "A brilliantly and sensitively crafted novel, both epic and intimate in scope. I was captivated from the very first line." --Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere, "Sensual, intricate, and filled with the verve of its own opulent language, Jemc's retelling of these apocryphal lives delivers all the urgency of their time into our own without losing any of the fidelity it owes to their real legacies. This novel is a triumph." -- Kirkus (starred review) "Jac Jemc's latest novel slithers through history to bring us a gloriously reimagined pair of hopeless, wounded dreamers, Empress Sisi and King Ludwig II. Bitterly comic and amusingly tragic scenes are linked together in a narrative as brilliant and beguiling as any of the glorious baubles desired by Ludwig himself. Brimming with wit, style, and grace, Empty Theatre is a satire ultimately as compassionate and sincere as this reader could wish. A tour de force." --Maryse Meijer, author of The Seventh Mansion "I feasted on this novel like it was the most colorful, immaculately arranged spread of delights. Each one of these short chapters is bursting with the macabre intrigue and humor we've come to love in Jac Jemc's work. Utterly delightful, entertaining, and riddled with fascinating historical embellishments and facts." --Fernando A. Flores, author of Valleyesque "Jac Jemc's dreamscape of a novel weaves history and imagination into a wonder world. Empty Theater is an ingenious and totally absorbing gambol through beauty, decadence, and the bizarre absurdities of lives spent in the dizzying clouds of royalty and pomp. Jemc is a writer of enviable talent and soulful intelligence." -- Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark "A brilliant, outrageous, page-turning social satire. The mad isolation and aesthetic bubble the royalty lives in become, through Jac Jemc's glorious retelling, something so darling and vulnerable and, at the same time, monstrously idiotic. Oh, reader, you will follow the tragic paths of these monarchs as they chase melodies and butterflies to their graves, and feel yourself to be so much richer and freer afterward." --Heather O'Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads "A brilliantly and sensitively crafted novel, both epic and intimate in scope. I was captivated from the very first line." --Morgan Thomas, author of Manywhere
Synopsis
A wildly over-the-top social satire reimagining the mad misadventures of the iconic royal cousins King Ludwig and Empress Sisi, from the incomparable Jac Jemc. History knows them as King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Elizabeth of Austria, icons of the late nineteenth century who died young and left behind magnificent portraits and palaces. But to each other they were Ludwig and Sisi, cousins who shared a passion for beauty and a stubborn refusal to submit to the roles imposed upon them. Ludwig, simultaneously spoiled and punished for his softness and "unmanly" interests, falls hard for the operas of Richard Wagner and neglects his state duties in the pursuit of art. Sisi, married at the age of sixteen to her beloved Franzl, bristles at the restrictions of her elevated position, the value placed on her beauty, and the simultaneous expectation that she ravage her body again and again in childbirth. Both absurdly vain, both traumatized by the demands of their roles, Sisi and Ludwig struggle against the ideals they are expected to embody, and resist through extravagance, petulance, performance, and frivolity. A tragicomic tour de force, Empty Theatre immerses readers in Ludwig and Sisi's rarefied, ridiculous, restrictive world--where the aesthetics of excess belie the isolation of its inhabitants. With wit, pathos, and imagination, Jac Jemc takes us on an unforgettable journey through two extraordinary parallel lives and the complex, tenuous friendship that links them.
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PS3610.E45E47 2023
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