You Shall See the Beautiful Things - A Novel & A Nocturne

Acre Books

You Shall See the Beautiful Things A Novel & A NocturneAuthor(s): Steve Amick\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Acre Books, United States\nImprint: Acre Books\nISBN-13: 9781946724595, 978-1946724595\nSynopsis\nEnvisioned as a nocturne, Steve Amicks playful, multilayered novel expansively retells Eugene Fields famed verse Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. In the fishing village of Scheveningen in 1889, three men build and secretly launch an unorthodox fishing vessel, departing from the long tradition of netting herring using massive boats and large crews. Collaborating in this venture are Wyn van Winkel, a cavalier joker and opium addict currently AWOL from the Aceh War in Sumatra; Ned Nodder, a seasoned fisherman trying to support his family while plagued by narcolepsy and prophetic dreams; and Luuk Blenkin, a scattered young troubadour failing at love and searching for his place in the world. As formally innovative as the picarooner this mismatched trio construct, the narrative lifts of.