English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
Presents a vicar's ludicrous expedition in 1857 to the Garden of Eden in Tasmania.
"'A big, ambitious novel with a rich historical sweep and a host of narrative voicesIts subject is a vicar's ludicrous expedition in 1857 to the Garden of Eden in Tasmania, [as] meanwhile, in Tasmania itself, the British settlers are alternately trying to civilise and eliminate the Aboriginal population... The sort of novel that few contemporary writers have either the imagination or the stamina to sustain' - Daily Telegraph"
Matthew Kneale was born in 1960. He is the author of three critically acclaimed novels, including SWEET THAMES (1992), which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. He lives in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140285215 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140285210 |
| Title | English Passengers |
| Author | Matthew Kneale |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Book of the Year 2000, Winner of Whitbread Prize (Novel) 2000, Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Novel Category 2000, Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 2000 |
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