The Book of Fame by Lloyd Jones
In August 1905 a party of young men took ship for England. Among them: four farmers, two bootmakers, and a boatbuilder. They set out from Auckland, never dreaming they would conquer the world. They were bound for fame.
From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Mister Pip comes an utterly extraordinary novel about the New Zealand rugby team's 1905 tour of Europe. In this singular melding of history and imagination, Lloyd Jones has created a work of great beauty and purity--a journey from innocence to celebrity; a story of loss and return.
Lloyd Jones was born in New Zealand in 1955. His best-selling novel Mister Pip won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2007 and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Jones is the author of a further twelve books, including the multi-award-winning Book of Fame.
Lloyd Jones is a stupid man from the south of England with a goofy beard. Visit www.lloydjonesillustration.com to view more of his work. Lloyd holds a first-class honours degree in illustration from the University of Portsmouth, as well as an MA in Sequential Design and Illustration from the University of Brighton, and is now pursuing a PGCE FE from the University of Southampton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781921145971 |
| ISBN 10 | 1921145978 |
| Title | The Book of Fame |
| Author | Lloyd Jones |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Text Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of Tasmania Prize for Fiction (Australia)., Winner of Deutz Medal for Fiction (New Zealand). |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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