A Sea Change by Michael Arditti
Based on actual events, this novel tells the story of Karl, a fifteen-year-old passenger on the SS St Louis, which left Hamburg in 1939 carrying refugees from Hitler. Karl recounts the horror and excitement, his personal voyage of discovery, his battles with the Nazi crew and his first love affair.
A moving and heartening story in which spirit triumphs over political barbarity -- Edna O'Brien
Brilliant use of a momentous journey. . A gripping and adroit fusion of history with personal drama -- Rose Tremain
A fine example of how resonant fiction based on real events can be * Economist *
Tender and perceptive . . . a totally absorbing read * Daily Mail *
A famous story, retold by Arditti with warmth, vividness and gentle wisdom * The Times *
Arditti succeeds in creating fiction that is morally serious, moving and intense * Times Literary Supplement *
This moving rites-of-passage tale is as readable as it is profound * Express *
Brilliant use of a momentous journey. . A gripping and adroit fusion of history with personal drama -- Rose Tremain
A fine example of how resonant fiction based on real events can be * Economist *
Tender and perceptive . . . a totally absorbing read * Daily Mail *
A famous story, retold by Arditti with warmth, vividness and gentle wisdom * The Times *
Arditti succeeds in creating fiction that is morally serious, moving and intense * Times Literary Supplement *
This moving rites-of-passage tale is as readable as it is profound * Express *
Michael Arditti is a novelist, short story writer and critic. His novels are The Celibate (1993), Pagan and her Parents (Pagan's Father in the USA) (1996), Easter (2000), Unity (2005), A Sea Change (2006), The Enemy of the Good (2009), Jubilate (2011), The Breath of Night (2013), Widows and Orphans (2016), Of Men and Angels (2018) and The Anointed (2020). His short story collection, Good Clean Fun, was published in 2004. He was awarded a Harold Hyam Wingate scholarship in 2000, a Royal Literary Fund fellowship in 2001, an Oppenheim-John Downes memorial award in 2003 and Arts Council awards in 2004 and 2007. He was the Leverhulme artist in residence at the Freud museum in 2008. His novels have been short- and long-listed for several literary awards and Easter won the inaugural Waterstone's Mardi Gras award. In 2012 he was awarded an Honorary DLitt by the University of Chester.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904559214 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904559212 |
| Title | A Sea Change |
| Author | Michael Arditti |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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