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The remarkable new work of fiction from the Booker Prizewinning author ofLast Orders,WaterlandandMothering SundayHis archly modulated, precise prose, reminiscent at times of his friend Kazuo Ishiguros, has lost none of its power ... immensely readable latecareer Swift from start to finish,Twelve PostWar Talesis a marvel of the storytellers art.Financial TimesThere can surely be no better contemporary writer to take on historys circularities that Graham Swift. ... "Growing up in the 1950s there was all the evidence of war." Swift has said. This beautiful cluster of stories shows how vital it remains in recollection. ObserverSkilful, generous and humane, these 12 tales suggest the complexity and heartbreak of being engaged on such an uncertain journey.GuardianThe characters in this collection share their thoughts and memories with the reader as though with a close friend, and the warmth of their confidences balances against their sadness. We feel weve been in the trenches with them, even when a story has gone no farther than the living room. Wall Street JournalThese stories, depth charges of love, anguish, resentment, each in their way relating to the effects of WW2, are so good. Swift at his best and hes on top form here has the humanity and wry humour of William Trevor, Patrick GaleQuite wonderful. Such grace and clarity Im filled with admiration,Philip PullmanIn the aftermath of the Second World War Private Joseph Caan, a young Jewish soldier stationed in Germany,...
Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 536 g; Dimensions: 144 x 225 x 30
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The remarkable new work of fiction from the Booker Prizewinning author ofLast Orders,WaterlandandMothering SundayHis archly modulated, precise prose, reminiscent at times of his friend Kazuo Ishiguros, has lost none of its power ... immensely readable latecareer Swift from start to finish,Twelve PostWar Talesis a marvel of the storytellers art.Financial TimesThere can surely be no better contemporary writer to take on historys circularities that Graham Swift. ... "Growing up in the 1950s there was all the evidence of war." Swift has said. This beautiful cluster of stories shows how vital it remains in recollection. ObserverSkilful, generous and humane, these 12 tales suggest the complexity and heartbreak of being engaged on such an uncertain journey.GuardianThe characters in this collection share their thoughts and memories with the reader as though with a close friend, and the warmth of their confidences balances against their sadness. We feel weve been in the trenches with them, even when a story has gone no farther than the living room. Wall Street JournalThese stories, depth charges of love, anguish, resentment, each in their way relating to the effects of WW2, are so good. Swift at his best and hes on top form here has the humanity and wry humour of William Trevor, Patrick GaleQuite wonderful. Such grace and clarity Im filled with admiration,Philip PullmanIn the aftermath of the Second World War Private Joseph Caan, a young Jewish soldier stationed in Germany,...
Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 536 g; Dimensions: 144 x 225 x 30
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