Inglorious by Joanna Kavenna
Rosa Lane is a fashionable journalist in her thirties, already the picture of London achievement. Her handsome boyfriend is something in politics and her other friends are confident, prosperous and ambitious. But one afternoon, staring at her computer screen at work, she fails to see the point, walks out of her job - and begins her long fall from modern grace.
"'This is a superb piece of writing, and a disturbing, witty commentary on modern life' The Times"
Joanna Kavenna wrote her first book at 13; inevitably it was appalling. By the age of 24, she had written 7 apparently unpublishable novels, as well as a doctorate. She spent some years trying to make a living by freelance writing, combining this with disastrous stints as an amanuensis. Eventually, exile seemed the best option, so she spent some years living in America, Germany, Scandinavia and France. This habit for nervous travel eventually produced her first published book, The Ice Museum. After finishing The Ice Museum she was living in Paris and London while she wrote Inglorious - her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571232611 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571232612 |
| Title | Inglorious |
| Author | Joanna Kavenna |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2008-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Orange Award for New Writers 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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