English Passengers - Rilegato

Kneale, Matthew

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0385497431 ISBN 13: 9780385497435

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2000

Riassunto

While two Englishmen head for Tasmania on a confiscated pirate ship in search of the Garden of Eden, the British continue their violent "civilization" of the natives in this "paradise."

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Recensione:

"English Passengers is what fiction ought to be: ambitious, narrative-driven, with a story and a quest we don't mind going on. On page after page I found myself laughing or nodding or simply envious. I was compelled from first to last, and beyond. The characters are still living with me."
--Nicholas Shakespeare

"A triumph."
--Margaret Forster

"The brutal hand of British imperialism provides the foundation for this broad historical swashbuckler about the English colonization of Tasmania... Kneale's careful research and colorful storytelling result in an impressive epic."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A richly satisfying debut... an original, impressively knowledgeable, and very moving historical novel."
--Kirkus (starred review)

L'autore:

Matthew Kneale lives in Oxford, England. English Passengers is his American debut.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0385497431
• ISBN 13: 9780385497435
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 446