Giraffe by J M Ledgard
In 1975, on the eve of May Day, secret police sealed off a zoo in a small Czechoslovakian town and ordered the destruction of the largest captive herd of giraffes in the world.
Giraffe is rich, difficult to describe..blade-sharp imagery...Giraffe is important as a work of art. It will probably change your life and if it does it will be for the better -- Todd McEwan * Scottish Review of Books *
Giraffe is a work of obvious passion and great skill -- Alex Gibbons * New Statesman *
An outstanding debut, sparking with ideas and poetic qualities -- Sam Phipps * Saturday Herald *
[P]oetic, multilayered prose...the strangeness of the giraffes' short-lived "migration'' to Czechoslovakia, Ledgard has found an effective symbol for what he calls "the brief communist moment'' -- Elena Seymenliyska * Daily Telegraph *
There's plenty to like in Legard's novel: not least the wondrous, and gentle, giraffes -- James Flint * Guardian *
Giraffe is a work of obvious passion and great skill -- Alex Gibbons * New Statesman *
An outstanding debut, sparking with ideas and poetic qualities -- Sam Phipps * Saturday Herald *
[P]oetic, multilayered prose...the strangeness of the giraffes' short-lived "migration'' to Czechoslovakia, Ledgard has found an effective symbol for what he calls "the brief communist moment'' -- Elena Seymenliyska * Daily Telegraph *
There's plenty to like in Legard's novel: not least the wondrous, and gentle, giraffes -- James Flint * Guardian *
J.M. Ledgard was born on the Shetland Islands, Scotland, in 1968, and educated in England, Scotland and America. He has been a foreign correspondent for the Economist since 1995. He divides his time between Europe and Africa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099490531 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099490536 |
| Title | Giraffe |
| Author | J M Ledgard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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