The Justification of Johann Gutenberg: A Novel - Softcover
Blake Morrison has woven a stunning novel around the few facts known about the life and work of Johann Gensfleisch (aka Gutenberg), master printer, charmer, con man, and visionary -- the man who invented "artificial writing" and printed the Gutenberg Bible, putting thousands of monks out of work.
In this dazzling debut novel, Morrison gives Gutenberg's final testament: a justification and apologia he dictated, ironically, to one of the young scribes made obsolete by his invention of movable metal type. Through the eyes of the aging narrator, we see the Middle Ages in a strange new light and witness a moment of cultural transition as dramatic as the communications revolution of today.
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Around 1400, in the city of Mainz, a man was born whose heretical invention was to change history. Some sixty years later he died ? robbed of his business, his printing presses, and, so he thought, his immortality.
In his dazzling first novel, Morrison gives us Gutenberg?s ?testament? ? his justification, dictated to one of the young scribes his invention will soon put out of work. Thus Morrison conjures up the haunting figure of Gutenberg himself: a man who gambled everything ? money, honour, friendship and a woman?s love ? on the greatest invention of the last millennium.
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In his dazzling first novel, Morrison gives us Gutenberg?s ?testament? ? his justification, dictated to one of the young scribes his invention will soon put out of work. Thus Morrison conjures up the haunting figure of Gutenberg himself: a man who gambled everything ? money, honour, friendship and a woman?s love ? on the greatest invention of the last millennium.
“Blake Morrison writes with a poetic vision and a remarkable sense of investigation and discovery.” — Atom Egoyan
“A rollicking tale ... Morrison writes like a master jeweller, choosing and matching words as if they were gems.” — The Independent
“Plenty of juicy medieval flavour ... a compelling and thought-provoking read.” — Literary Review
“Beautifully written ...” — Sunday Times
“A rollicking tale ... Morrison writes like a master jeweller, choosing and matching words as if they were gems.” — The Independent
“Plenty of juicy medieval flavour ... a compelling and thought-provoking read.” — Literary Review
“Beautifully written ...” — Sunday Times
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