Martha Peake: A Novel of the Revolution - Brossura

McGrath, Patrick

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ISBN 10: 0141001097 ISBN 13: 9780141001098

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2001

Riassunto

It is the late 18th century. When Harry Peake is disfigured in an accident, he and his daughter Martha are forced to move from the wilds of Cornwall to London. Here, the story of their life, and Martha's eventual escape from her embittered father to the shores of America, are related.

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L'autore:

Patrick McGrath is the author of two story collections and eight novels, including Asylum, which was an international bestseller. His novels have been widely translated, and he is also the author of Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now, a collection of novellas. Trauma was shortlisted in the UK for the Costa Novel Award. Spider was filmed by David Cronenberg from McGrath's adaptation. Constance, his most recent novel, was published in 2013. He coedited an influential anthology of short fiction, The New Gothic, and recent nonfiction includes introductions to The Monk, Moby Dick and Barnaby Rudge. Patrick McGrath lives in Manhattan and London.

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• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0141001097
• ISBN 13: 9780141001098
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352