Literary Fiction· United Kingdom
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah HallAggregate Editorial Score69/100
★Costa Book Award
Published 2004352 pagesEnglish
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Sarah Hall's The Electric Michelangelo (2004) stands as one of the most significant works of literary fiction of its era. Cy Parks, the son of a Morecambe boarding house keeper, becomes a tattooist and travels to Coney Island in the 1930s, where he encounters a fierce, mysterious woman named Grace. Hall's Costa Prize-shortlisted novel is a gorgeous meditation on art, the body, and transformation. Themes of tattooing, Coney Island, art run through the work. The book has received recognition from Costa Book Award 2004.
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📖 Literary Fiction
Character-driven fiction that prioritises style, theme, and psychological depth.
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