English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His traveling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men.Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British, a story that begins in 1824, moves into the present with approach of the English passengers in 1857, and extends into the future in 1870. These characters and many others come together in a storm of voices that vividly bring a past age to life.
Matthew Kneale, the son of two writers, was born in London. He is the author of a number of award-winning books, including the popular English Passengers, which received the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and was a Booker Prize finalist. He is based in Rome.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385497442 |
| ISBN 10 | 038549744X |
| Title | English Passengers |
| Author | Matthew Kneale |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 2001-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults., Winner of Whitbread Book of the Year 2000, Short-listed for Booker Prize 2000 |
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