The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
FROM THE WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 In the winter of 1954, in a construction camp in the remote Tasmanian highlands, when Sonja Buloh was three years old and her father was drinking too much, her mother disappeared into a blizzard never to return. Thirty-five years later, Sonja returns to the place of her childhood to visit her drunkard father. The shadows of the past begin to intrude ever more forcefully into the present, changing forever his living death and her ordered life.
Enthralling and powerful * The Times *
This is a confident and poignant novel and succeeds in animating a set of people rarely seen in literary fiction * Guardian *
A rare and remarkable achievement * Los Angeles Times *
Destined to be a classic * Melbourne Herald Sun *
The Sound of One Hand Clapping achieves the difficult task of making clear and real the lives of those who normally stay hidden in historyFrom its wonderfully atmospheric opening to its touching conclusion, this is a heartbreaking story * Literary Review *
This is a confident and poignant novel and succeeds in animating a set of people rarely seen in literary fiction * Guardian *
A rare and remarkable achievement * Los Angeles Times *
Destined to be a classic * Melbourne Herald Sun *
The Sound of One Hand Clapping achieves the difficult task of making clear and real the lives of those who normally stay hidden in historyFrom its wonderfully atmospheric opening to its touching conclusion, this is a heartbreaking story * Literary Review *
Richard Flanagan was born in Tasmania in 1961. His novels Death of a River Guide, The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Gould’s Book of Fish, The Unknown Terrorist, Wanting and The Narrow Road to the Deep North have received numerous honours and are published in 42 countries. He won the Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North in 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784704186 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784704180 |
| Title | The Sound of One Hand Clapping |
| Author | Richard Flanagan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-05-26 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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