The Underground Man by Mick Jackson
William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck is an eccentric aristocrat whose imagination knows no bounds. This deceptively simple man struggles to come to terms with a world that is teeming with new knowledge. In a sequence of hilarious events, he reveals moments of surprising perception. A delectable blend of fact and fiction in which a complex life is richly explored through a vibrant imagination.
Jackson, Mick: - Mick Jackson was born in Great Harwood in Lancashire, England. His first novel, The Underground Man, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Royal Society of Authors' First Novel Award. While researching Five Boys, he enrolled in beekeeping classes and to this day, keeps two hives at his home in Brighton, England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780330349550 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330349554 |
| Title | The Underground Man |
| Author | Mick Jackson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 1997-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Whitbread Book Awards: First Novel Category 1997, Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 1997 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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