Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller

Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller

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The rise, fall and redemption of an extraordinary man born unable to feel pain. Growing up in the West Country in the mid-18th century, James Dyer grows up to become a brilliant surgeon. En route to St Petersburg he meets a witchlike woman who proves both his nemesis and saviour.

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Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller

The rise, fall and redemption of an extraordinary man born unable to feel pain. Growing up in the West Country in the mid-18th century, James Dyer grows up to become a brilliant surgeon. En route to St Petersburg he meets a witchlike woman who proves both his nemesis and saviour.
Andrew Miller was born in Bristol in 1960 and grew up in Bath and Wiltshire. He has lived and worked in Holland, Spain and Japan and is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Creative Writing course. CASANOVA is his second novel, following INGENIOUS PAIN (Sceptre 1997)
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ISBN 13 9780340682074
ISBN 10 0340682078
Title Ingenious Pain
Author Andrew Miller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 1997-02-20
Number of pages 337
Prizes Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1999
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.