The Chymical Wedding is a 1989 novel by Lindsay Clarke about the intertwined lives of six people in two different eras. Inspired by the life of Mary Anne Atwood, the book includes themes of alchemy, the occult, fate, passion, and obsession.[1] It won the Whitbread Prize for fiction in 1989.[2][3][4]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Lindsay Clarke |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Magical realism, occult |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape, Ltd. (London) |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 536 pp (Hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-394-57937-2 |
| 823.914 dc20 | |
| LC Class | PR6053.L3295C47 1989 89-45304 |
References
edit- ^ Clarke, Lindsay (1989). The chymical wedding. Internet Archive. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-57937-5.
- ^ Liliana Sikorska, "Mapping the Green Man's Territory in Lindsay Clarke's The Chymical Wedding," in: The Year's Work in Medievalism 15 (2002), ed. Jesse Swan and Richard Utz.
- ^ Rubin, Merle (31 December 1989). "Better Living Through Alchemy : THE CHYMICAL WEDDING by Lindsay Clarke (Alfred A. Knopf: $19.95; 536 pp., 0-394-57937-2)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Hickling, Alfred (29 October 2010). "The Water Theatre by Lindsay Clarke – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 December 2024.