Gerontius by James Hamilton-Paterson
This is a biography/literary novel concerning Elgar who leaves Liverpool to go on a round-trip voyage across the Atlantic to Brazil and up the River Amazon. The author is a Newdigate Prize-winner and has written "Playing With Water" and "View From Mount Dog". This is his first novel.
James Hamilton-Paterson is one of Britain's most distinguished-and reclusive-writers. A travel writer, memoirist, poet, and award-winning novelist, Hamilton-Paterson is also an accomplished musician. His novel Gerontius won a Whitbread Prize and his many books include the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, Marked for Death and Music: Stories. He now lives in Austria.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333451946 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333451945 |
| Title | Gerontius |
| Author | James Hamilton-Paterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 1989-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Prize (First Novel) 1989 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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