Towards Asmara - Couverture rigide

Keneally, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0340415177 ISBN 13 : 9780340415177

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

Set in the Horn of Africa, this novel charts the experiences of a group of travellers aiming for Asmara. The author's previous books include 1984 Booker Prize winner "Schindler's Ark", "A Family Madness", "The Playmaker", "Confederates", "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" and "Gossip From the Forest".

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

It is a tribute to the power of his narrative that his book reads as the factual account of a journey behind the lines, in the course of which a forgotten history is given flesh and blood (Observer)

The landscape and the scenario of war and famine are brilliantly used as a backdrop against which the characters' own internal strife and moral hunger are illuminated (Daily Mail)

Not since For Whom the Bell Tolls has a book of such sophistication, the work of a major international novelist, spoken out so unambiguously on behalf of an armed struggle (New York Times Book Review)

Keneally advances on the interminable conflict with all his customary assurance and probing curiosity . . . The war springs vividly to life . . . [He] keeps things moving through a brilliantly portrayed landscape (Guardian)

Memorable, provocative, full of interest (Literary Review)

A touching tribute to a nation which survives, miraculously, on hope against hope (The Sunday Times)

Keneally has created a passionate, clear-sighted protagonist, and his companions are just as compelling . . . They react and interact in an atmosphere at once dangerous and invigorating (Time Out)

Biographie de l'auteur

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels are The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013, and Shame and the Captives. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0340415177
• ISBN 13: 9780340415177
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible