The Man Who Walks by Alan Warner
After the scandalous theft of of 27,000 from a local pub, a homeless drifter pursues his eccentric uncle, 'The Man Who Walks', up into the Highlands to recover the money. And as the sinister, unstable nephew gains on The Man Who Walks, can it be that it will all end in a field and that this field is Culloden Moor?
"A brilliant road movie (on foot) of a book" * Irvine Welsh *
"The Man's a genius - one of the most influential literary mould-breakers ever" * Time Out *
"Nobody takes literary and inventive risks that pay off quite like Warner's do.. The book is an immense pleasure" -- Ali Smith * Guardian *
"Warner is unique and treasurable" * Daily Telegraph *
"A triumph of blackly comic modern gothic... Warner's a brilliant writer and his wild imagination is captured in prose of demented lyricism" * Big Issue *
"The Man's a genius - one of the most influential literary mould-breakers ever" * Time Out *
"Nobody takes literary and inventive risks that pay off quite like Warner's do.. The book is an immense pleasure" -- Ali Smith * Guardian *
"Warner is unique and treasurable" * Daily Telegraph *
"A triumph of blackly comic modern gothic... Warner's a brilliant writer and his wild imagination is captured in prose of demented lyricism" * Big Issue *
Alan Warner is the author of six previous novels: Morvern Callar, These Demented Lands, The Sopranos, The Worms Can Carry Me To Heaven, The Stars in the Bright Sky, which was longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, and The Deadman's Pedal. He is Writer in Residence at Edinburgh University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099285465 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099285460 |
| Title | The Man Who Walks |
| Author | Alan Warner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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