Synopsis
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2021
Discover this breathtaking collection of short stories from the bestselling author of North Woods, Daniel Mason.
On a fated flight, a balloonist makes a discovery that changes her life forever. A telegraph operator finds an unexpected companion in the middle of the Amazon. A doctor is beset by seizures, in which he is possessed by a second, perhaps better, version of himself. And in Regency London, a bare-knuckle fighter prepares to face his most fearsome opponent, while a young mother seeks a miraculous cure for her ailing son.
Funny, irreverent and always moving, these stories range from the depths of the Nile to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, from volcano-wracked islands to an asylum on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro . . .
'The grand pleasures of fiction are all here' – The Guardian
'The talent of Daniel Mason - using words in this way is witchcraft, surely' – Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of The Doll Factory
'One of the finest prose stylists in American fiction' – The New York Times
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“I've given up picking perfect sentences to read aloud and am now just reciting the entire book. The talent of Daniel Mason - using words in this way is witchcraft, surely”Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory
“A wonderful set of period tales that offer a welcome transportive escape... conjuring a vivid world of scientific endeavor and human isolation in myriad settings”Mariella Frostrup
“Daniel Mason is a masterful storyteller, and these stories---the attention to history and science and all that is unknown---are nothing short of brilliant. With exquisite, mesmerizing language, he transports us to places far beyond the realm of our realities and then lands us in ways wholly intimate and moving. A Registry Of My Passage Upon the Earth is a marvel and a journey not to be missed”Jill McCorkle, bestselling author of Life After Life
“One of the finest prose stylists in American fiction”New York Times, New York Times
