Gerontius by James Hamilton-Paterson
The starting point of this novel is an event in the life of Sir Edward Elgar - a cruise to the Amazon that he took in 1923. In telling the story of that journey the author explores melancholy, the waning of creative genius, post-war disillusionment and the way in which England treats its artists.James Hamilton-Paterson is a British artist who lives and works in Italy. He is the author of many novels, including Loving Monsters and Gerontius, which won the Whitbread Best First Novel Award in 1989, as well as Seven-Tenths, a collection of essays about the lost majesty of the sea, and America's Boy, a study of Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines. He's also a regular contributor to Granta and the author of two poetry collections.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099791201 |
| ISBN 10 | 009979120X |
| Title | Gerontius |
| Author | James Hamilton-Paterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1990-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 294 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Prize (First Novel) 1989 |
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