News
An interview with Karl
and visual artist Brian Knep has been posted on the Massachusetts Cultural Council website.
The
Italian rights to The Expeditions have been
acquired by Baldini and Castoldi.
The
French rights to The Expeditions and On the Nature... have been
acquired by Albin Michel.
Karl's
writing and research has been profiled on PBS's NOVA
ScienceNow.
The feature film version of On the Nature... is in development
with Warner Brothers Pictures, with Plan B Entertainment and
Heydey Films
producing.
Reviews of The Expeditions
“Flat-out wonderful.... With its rich characterizations,
its lively action, its supple thought and its fine, rhythmic prose, this book is a pleasure from cover to cover.”
—The Seattle Times
“Emotionally powerful and beautifully wrought.”
—The Los Angeles Times
“A stunning debut novel
... The narrative is heartfelt, well-researched, and deftly written, presenting the travails of frontier
life in a manner that is both intelligent and urbane, yet also raw and unflinching.”
—Library Journal, starred review
“Spellbinding ... Iagnemma’s debut novel is provocative, elegaic
and highly recommended.”
—BookPage
“A mature novel that fulfills (Iagnemma's) astounding promise.”
—The Miami Herald
“Exhilirating ... delivers from the first page.”
—The San Francisco Chronicle
“A
haunting coming-of-age tale set in an emerging nation groping for
identity …. The plot is marvelously structured, and the secondaries
add real color. Beautifully written and outstandingly
researched, Iagnemma's first novel is a keeper.”
—Publisher's
Weekly
“Iagnemma's
robust command of language creates an equilibrium between the two
narratives, marrying the poetry of science with the promise of
salvation.”
—Kirkus
Reviews
“An extraordinary first novel
... The Expeditions is unforgettable reading. Altogether a stunning work, one of the best novels I have read in years.”
—Historical Novel Review
“In
these engaging Expeditions, Iagnemma brilliantly
contrasts father and son, religion and science, exploration and
exploitation. His energetic and
thoughtful novel captures a culture, and a loving family, at a crucial
moment of change.”
—Andrea
Barrett, National Book Award-Winning author of Ship Fever
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