The Catastrophist - Rilegato

Bennett, Ronan

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 074722210X ISBN 13: 9780747222101

Casa editrice: Headline Review, 1998

Riassunto

James Gillespie, an Irish writer, goes to the Congo in 1962, in pursuit of an Italian woman. What follows tells of the ebb and flow of their passion, the shimmering heat of Africa, the terrible collapse of the colonial regime, the murder of the African leader and general descent into unholy chaos.

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L'autore:

Ronan Bennett was born and brought up in Belfast, and has a Ph.D. in history from King's College, London. He is the author of The Second Prison (shortlisted for the Irish Times/Aer Lingus prize), Overthrown By Strangers, The Catastrophist (shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award) and most recently Havoc, in its Third Year (longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2004). He has written screenplays for film and t.v. for BBC1 - and also works as a journalist.

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Book by Bennett Ronan

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Headline Review
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 074722210X
• ISBN 13: 9780747222101
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 313