Pomeranski - Couverture souple

Jacobs, Gerald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0704374765 ISBN 13 : 9780704374768

Editeur : Quartet Books, 2020

Synopsis

As Benny the Fixer Pomeranski is laid to rest on a cold November morning at the turn of the twenty-first century, a motley crew of survivors from his youth assembles around the grave, its members 'identified by their lived-in faces - faces that indicated a singular kind of past, a chequered hinterland.' This encounter with the past, and the discovery of his father Benny's diaries, leads Simon Pomeranski back to his childhood and the post-war days of the Astorians, a small group of criminals and traders in 'swag' who ran their business from Brixton Market and exercised their own particular brand of justice. From this wonderful assortment of characters we are introduced to 'Spanish Joe', the cultured Russian emigre, Sam 'the Stick', with his wounded machismo and penchant for violent retribution, and the dazzling songstress Estelle, among others. Front and centre in their world, though, is Benny himself, the autodidact owner of Pomeranski Gowns, whose passionate affair with Estelle marks the beginning of a new era for the Astorians. Both riotous and profound, this novel resurrects a vibrant era that deserves a place in our collective memory.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gerald Jacobs is the literary editor of the Jewish Chronicle. His book 'Sacred Games' was published by Hamish Hamilton in 1995, Penguin in 1996 and re-issued by Faber in 2011. He published 'Nine Love Letters' with Quartet in 2016. He lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quartet Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0704374765
• ISBN 13: 9780704374768
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne