Kevin Brockmeier
Kevin BrockmeierIllumination

Illumination

2/5
(98 votes)
Illumination

A powerful story of revolution, love and intense rivalry set in 1870 during the four-month siege of Paris.1870. All over Paris the lights are going out.

About Kevin Brockmeier

Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Brockmeier received his MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1997. His stories have been featured in The New Yorker, McSweeny's, Crazyhorse, and The Georgia Review. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Award, the Nelson Algren Award, and a National Endowment of the Arts grant..

Books

Kevin Brockmeier-A few seconds of radiant filmstrip

A few seconds of radiant filmstrip

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Kevin Brockmeier-The Illumination

The Illumination

Kevin Brockmeier

Kevin Brockmeier-The Brief History of the Dead

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier

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Reviews

I haven't read any of Matthew Plampin's other novels but I was immediately seduced by the beautiful cover of Illumination and the fact it deals with a period of history which fascinates me, the 1870 Siege of Paris. Unfortunately I was less fascinated by the narrative which was rather plodding at times and the characters failed to engage me.
Plampin's third book is something of a disappointment, especially after the preceding The Devil's Acre that I thought was an absorbing read. This time the setting may be more dramatic but the story limps along thanks to characters that are sketchy and cardboard thin and a plot twist that was obvious almost from the first chapter.

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