Simple Prayers

by Michael Golding, Frank Muller (Narrator)

This mesmerising narrative iridescent with the colours of medieval Italy, is steeped in both authentic details and magical realism. It creates a long ago place that has chilling familiarity.

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First published April 1, 1994

About the author

MICHAEL GOLDING was born in Philadelphia and educated at Duke, Oxford, and the University of California at Irvine. He began his career as an actor, appearing in numerous Off-Broadway shows. His first novel, SIMPLE PRAYERS, was published in 1994 and has been translated into nine foreign languages. BENJAMIN’S GIFT, his second novel, was published in 1999. His translation of Alessandro Baricco’s stage play NOVECENTO opened the 2002 Edinburgh Festival and his screenplay adaptation of the best-selling novel SILK was a Featured Selection at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. His third novel, A POET OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD, was published by Picador in 2015. It was nominated for the Lambda Literary Award and was the recipient of the Ferro-Grumley Award. His new novel, QUICK BRIGHT THINGS, was published in April of 2023.