The keep
(Book)
Description
Two cousins, irreversibly damaged by a childhood prank whose devastating consequences changed both their lives, reunite twenty years later to renovate a medieval castle in Eastern Europe, a castle steeped in blood lore and family pride. Built over a secret system of caves and tunnels, the castle and its violent history invoke and subvert all the elements of a gothic past: twins, a pool, an old baroness, a fearsome tower. In an environment of extreme paranoia, cut off from the outside world, the men reenact the signal event of their youth, with even more catastrophic results. And as the full horror of their predicament unfolds, a prisoner, in jail for an unnamed crime, recounts an unforgettable story--a story about two cousins who unite to renovate a castle--that brings the crimes of the past and present into piercing relation.
Copies
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Egan, J. (2007). The keep. 1st Anchor Books ed. Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Egan, Jennifer. 2007. The Keep. Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Egan, Jennifer, The Keep. Anchor Books, 2007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Egan, Jennifer. The Keep. 1st Anchor Books ed. Anchor Books, 2007.
Staff View
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Jun 27, 2025 06:12:43 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Jun 27, 2025 06:12:52 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Jul 01, 2025 10:41:58 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02120cam a2200337Ka 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocn148673214 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20250210221243.0 | ||
| 008 | 070207s2007 nyu 000 1 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781400079742 |q pbk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1400079748 |q pbk.) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)ocm148673214 | ||
| 040 | |a BTCTA |c BTCTA |d BAKER |d JDP |d YDXCP |d BIB |d WBR | ||
| 043 | |a ee----- | ||
| 049 | |a BIBA | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Egan, Jennifer. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94011864 | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The keep / |c Jennifer Egan. |
| 250 | |a 1st Anchor Books ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Anchor Books, |c 2007. | |
| 300 | |a 255 pages ; |c 18 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a Two cousins, irreversibly damaged by a childhood prank whose devastating consequences changed both their lives, reunite twenty years later to renovate a medieval castle in Eastern Europe, a castle steeped in blood lore and family pride. Built over a secret system of caves and tunnels, the castle and its violent history invoke and subvert all the elements of a gothic past: twins, a pool, an old baroness, a fearsome tower. In an environment of extreme paranoia, cut off from the outside world, the men reenact the signal event of their youth, with even more catastrophic results. And as the full horror of their predicament unfolds, a prisoner, in jail for an unnamed crime, recounts an unforgettable story--a story about two cousins who unite to renovate a castle--that brings the crimes of the past and present into piercing relation. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Cousins |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100496 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Prisoners |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108759 | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Europe, Eastern |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114929 | |
| 907 | |a .b19547560 | ||
| 945 | |y .i36044544 |i 21801981637 |l wdaf |s - |h |u 12 |x 1 |w 0 |v 10 |t 2 |z 07-23-09 |r - |o - |a FIC EGAN | ||
| 945 | |y .i54546898 |i 31216003650350 |l nhaf |s - |h |u 6 |x 1 |w 0 |v 2 |t 2 |z 05-21-15 |r - |o - |a Fiction Egan, Jennifer | ||
| 998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a nh |a wd | ||