A Lesser Dependency by Peter Benson
A trenchant critique of modern civilization, A Lesser Dependency movingly describes how one family's tropical heaven became hell.
This is polemic touched with poetryBenson’s gift is to capture in strong visual terms the earth-based intuition of those 'dropped in the sand and tuned to the rhythms of tiny island life. * The Sunday Times *
A powerful political novel which makes its case all the more forcefully for being so restrained. * The Guardian *
The lack of adornment lends the novel the directness of a folk-tale and sharpens its sting. * The Independent *
A powerful political novel which makes its case all the more forcefully for being so restrained. * The Guardian *
The lack of adornment lends the novel the directness of a folk-tale and sharpens its sting. * The Independent *
Born in 1956, Peter Benson was educated in Ramsgate, Canterbury and Exeter. His first novel, The Levels, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. This was followed by A Lesser Dependency, winner of the Encore award, The Other Occupant, which was awarded the Somerset Maugham Award, and three more novels: Odo's Hanging, Riptide and A Private Moon. He has also published short stories, screenplays and poetry, and his work has been adapted for TV and radio and translated into many languages. He lives in Exeter with his wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846881923 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846881927 |
| Title | A Lesser Dependency |
| Author | Peter Benson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-04-12 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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