Something to Answer For by P H Newby

Something to Answer For by P H Newby

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Summary

In this disorientating world Townrow must reassess the rules by which he has been living his life - to wonder whether he, too, may have something to answer for? 'Beautifully written, shot through with crisp, mordant wit, and Newby plays out his narrative with consummate skill.' Sam Jordison, Guardian

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Something to Answer For by P H Newby

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P. H. Newby (1918-1997) was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. His first novel, A Journey into the Interior, was published in l946. He was awarded the Somerset Maugham Prize in 1948, and he was the first winner of the Booker (now Man Booker) Prize - his novel Something to Answer For received the inaugural award in 1969.
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ISBN 13 9780571243259
ISBN 10 0571243258
Title Something to Answer For
Author P H Newby
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2008-05-29
Number of pages 284
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