Mitchell is a prodigiously talented writer. "I hope Cloud Atlas will be spared knee-jerk reaction against "tricksy devices," and not merely because Mr.(.) In Cloud Atlas, it is certainly the how, and not the what, that is enthralling." - William Skidelsky, New Statesman The six narratives of Cloud Atlas vary significantly in style and tone, but they are animated by a single theme - mankind's capacity for cruelty, rapaciousness and violence. Yet Mitchell's aim is not principally to bamboozle. The reader is flung forward in time and then propelled backwards to the point from which he departed.
(.) Mitchell gelingt die heikle Balance, diese literarischen Formen zu imitieren, zu parodieren und sie als historisch typische, ihre Epoche entlarvende Ausdrucksweisen gleichzeitig bitter ernst zu nehmen." - Jürgen Brocan, Neue Zürcher Zeitung " Der Wolkenatlas ist zweifellos einer der bemerkenswertesten und intelligentesten Romane des Jahrzehnts."La vitalité de sa démarche, son audace et son ambition laissent pantois." - Raphaëlle Rérolle, Le Monde.I would say this is the novel stretched as far as it can go, but Mitchell would probably consider this a challenge." - Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday "This novel will woo those who are delighted by historical novels, and yet it also works as a form of hypertext, albeit one where you have to turn the page rather than click on a word to jump to an alternative world and narrative.An exorbitant artistic effort has yielded an overwhelming literary creation." - Lawrence Norfolk, The Independent
Mitchell seems able to write in any genre, to throw his voice into anyone or anything. An astonishing range of textures and voices are combined to make these worlds feel real.
The novel is, essentially, a grand fictional treatise about the will to power - whether corporate or tribal, personal or consumer.
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