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 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 | 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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