Lighthouse keeper

Author: Jeanette Winterson
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The Lighthouse Keeper is a selected work of British literature for the "Best Foreign Novel of the 21st Century" in 2004. The female protagonist, Yin'er, is an orphan who roams about, raised by the blind Pu You. Pu You is the lighthouse keeper of Las, mysterious in his movements, and tells Yin'er many stories of traveling across time and space. These stories revolve around Baby Duck, a 19th-century pastor who lived a life of half light and half darkness. To Yin'er, the stories of Duck are a map guiding her through the darkness, intertwining with her own story and ultimately leading to love, creating a captivating love story. The book uses poetic language and storytelling techniques to craft a modern fable.