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** 'Shukman skilfully blends his genres: political intrigue, drug lords and South American militia edge this novel towards a contemporary Boy's Own adventure in the style of Buchan or Rider Haggard, while the poetic prose harks back to Conrad's HEART OF DARKNESS ... A powerful debut (DAILY MAIL)
** 'Through it all there runs the pledge of genuine literature . . . contains a golden streak of imaginative art (Jan Morris, NEW YORK TIMES)
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** 'Through it all there runs the pledge of genuine literature . . . contains a golden streak of imaginative art (Jan Morris, NEW YORK TIMES)
** 'A gripping story of adventure, casual treachery and intrigue ... We want to pray for Jackson's safe passage as he pursues a penitent's journey across a forbidding landscape that is not only brilliantly evoked, but is also a moral and philosophical entity in itself (GUARDIAN)
** 'Exquisite ... A big, hearty work that is both gripping and intensely moving. Shukman's breathtaking, lyrical prose propels a pacy plot which, at its most visceral, becomes cinematic in its scope. On the strength of the writing alone, this is a contender (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY)
* A thrilling, beautifully written novel about a young man's quest for a lost city in Peru - recalls Alex Garland's THE BEACH
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- Data di pubblicazione2008
- ISBN 10 0349119902
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- Numero di pagine342
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