The Man Who Knew Everything by Tom Stacey
Granville Jones is at the end of his life--once a famous, world-roving correspondent, now self-exiled on an island emirate in the Gulf, an old and forgotten man, long eclipsed by rising stars of television journalism. When the coup breaks it seems that Jones is the last to know. As this story of the early 1950s unfolds, we learn of the great love affair that brought Gran Jones to his island. Both that ancient love and the indissoluble bonds between Jones and the deposed emir are caught up by the old man's professional demon. We follow Jones, move by move, playing his endgame with the fragments of physical and mental powers still vouchsafed in him. Though it contains pain and tragedy, this finely wrought and moving novel tells of a life redeemed by the commitment of its protagonist to his m tier.
Stacey, Tom: - One-time chief roving correspondent of the Sunday Times, winner of the Foreign Correspondent of the Year award, Tom Stacey (born 1930) has reported from 128 countries. Subsequently as a publisher, his imprints have created comprehensive works on countries across the Middle East and Islamic world, the 20-volume Peoples of the Earth series issued in 14 languages, and The Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam of which he is the dedicatee. He and his companies' authors have championed campaigns or initiatives in support of various causes and issues, including drug addict rehabilitation. In penology, he conceived the electronic tagging of convicts (in 1981) and has championed the tag's introduction in Britain and internationally. He continues his role as a prison visitor, begun in 1967. His books include 7 novels, one collection of long-short stories with second collection due for publication, one drama film (starring John Hurt), and 3 works of remote travel, including Tribe: The Hidden History of the Mountains of the Moon (a TLS Book of the Year) which has played a vital role in the recognition by Uganda of the ethnic Kingdomhood of the people of Ruwenzori. He is a winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial prize and is Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He and his sculptor wife Caroline are currently blessed with 25 descendants.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905299409 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905299400 |
| Title | The Man Who Knew Everything |
| Author | Tom Stacey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stacey International |
| Year published | 2008-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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