Pig - Couverture souple

Cowan, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140241922 ISBN 13 : 9780140241921

Editeur : Penguin, 1995

Synopsis

A simple tale told against a background of urban decay and moral squalor. This book sees 15-year-old Danny determined to look after his grandparent's ancient sow, following his grandfather's death and his grandmother's removal to a home.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A coming-of-age story as strange and surprising, in its way, as THE CATCHER IN THE RYE (New York Times)

Cowan's writing is reminiscent of Roddy Doyle's in his ability to recreate the intense emotions of youth. (The Good Book Guide)

A first novel of extraordinary poise and accomplishment, treating a boy's coming of age amid the squalid realities of the new British underclass with a delicacy and lyricism which is both gripping and moving (Michael Dibdin)

The detail is immaculately recorded; the effect is heartbreaking (Louisa Young, Sunday Times)

[A] wholly satisfying book, quietly beautiful and inescapably ominous (David Buckley, Observer)

Beautifully evoked ... Cowan writes with a deceptive simplicity (Amanda Craig, The Times)

A wonderful first novel (Christopher Hart, Daily Telegraph)

Présentation de l'éditeur

When his grandmother dies, and his grandfather is removed to a home, fifteen-year-old Danny determines to look after their elderly pig and ramshackle garden. Here, on the ragged edge of a blighted new town, Danny and his Indian girlfriend Surinder create a fragile haven from the enclosing world of racist neighbours and stifling families, a summer's refuge from the precariousness of their future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140241922
• ISBN 13: 9780140241921
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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