FAT LAD by Glenn Patterson

FAT LAD by Glenn Patterson

When Drew Linden's new job brings him back to his native Belfast, he is determined to remain distant from everything that once tied him there, including his friends and family. But as three of generation of family history unfold, it becomes clear that the past Drew has been running from is the very thing he needs to face. And that his sense of himself is forever rooted in the troubled city of his birth. A powerful novel that weaves together family history with the history of Belfast, from the birth of the city, through its industrial heyday, World War 1, World War 2 and the Troubles. The book also contains an essay by Glenn Patterson and a critical essay by Robert McLiam Wilson. Glenn Patterson is also the author of Burning Your Own, The International and The Third Party, all published by Blackstaff Press.

humane, wise, funny, absolutely contemporary * Guardian * unmistakably authentic * Observer * A triumphMaybe the finest novel written out of Ulster in twenty-five years. * Scotland on Sunday * No other novelist has proved as capable of capturing the heart of modern Belfast. * Sunday Tribune * told with grace, with warmth, and ineffable lightness by a writer in full love and knowledge of his city. -- Robert McLiam Wilson

Glenn Patterson is the author of eight previous novels, including Burning Your Own, Fat Lad, The International - `the best novel about the Troubles ever written' (Anne Enright) - and The Third Party. He is the co-writer of Good Vibrations (BBC Films/The Works), an award-winning movie based on the life of Belfast punk impresario Terri Hooley.

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ISBN 13	9780856408113
ISBN 10	0856408115
Titel	FAT LAD
Autor	Glenn Patterson
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-04-07
Seitenanzahl	304
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.