The Electric Michelangelo is at once a fascinating study of both character and career. Author Sarah Hall lovingly chronicles the life of tattoo artist Cyril Parks from childhood through later adult life. The novel is set on the norhthern coast of England and later moves to 4/5(66). The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall. Valuable First Edition, hardcover. Binding tight and hinges without wear. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent copy of this rare, collectible work of literature by Sarah Hall. · Cy Parks, the "electric Michelangelo" of the novel's title, is a tattoo artist, born in the early years of the last century and seduced, when little more than a boy, by the siren song of his Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.
The Electric Michelangelo is almost fantastic, in every sense of the word.' - INK Magazine 'Sarah Hall's second book reads with all the colour, guts and flair of the 19th century tale - spinner as it follows the story of Cy Parks from his beginnings in Morecambe Bay to adventures on Coney Island' - The List. THE ELECTRIC MICHELANGELO. By Sarah Hall. pp. HarperPerennial. Paper, $ THE human body's largest organ is its skin: at an average of around 20 square feet, an ample if challenging canvas. Sarah Hall is a prize magnet; her first five novels were all nominated for high-profile awards. The Electric Michelangelo, her second, started her long association with the Booker Prize. Her novel The Electric Michelangelo was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in , and her novel How to Paint a Dead Man was longlisted in
Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria. She is the prizewinning author of six novels and three short story collections. She is a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. Forster Award, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, among others, and the only person ever to win the BBC National Short Story Award twice. Sarah Hall. 2, ratings reviews. Opening on the windswept front of Morecambe Bay, on the remote north-west coast of England, The Electric Michelangelo is a novel of love, loss and the art of tattooing. In the uniquely sensuous and lyrical prose that has already become her trademark, Sarah Hall's remarkable new novel tells the story. The Electric Michelangelo. by Sarah Hall. pp, Faber, £ Sarah Hall's Haweswater, published less than two years ago, was a remarkable debut; with her second novel, now longlisted for the.
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