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A SON OF WAR
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Book ID/图书代码:12100016B89731 |
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页数: 0 定价: 0美元 上传日期: 2016-4-1 |
English Summary/英文概要: After the upheavals of the Second World War, the Richardson family - Sam, Ellen and their young son Joe - settle back to working-class life in the Cumbrian town of Wigton. Yet for them, as for so many, life will never be the same again. As the old order begins to be challenged and new vistas open, Sam and Ellen forge their future together with differing needs and desires - and conflicting expectations of Joe, who grows up with his own demons to confront.
Awards/获奖情况: Winner of
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (Without a City Wall)
WH Smith Literary Award (The Soldier’s Return)
Time/Life Silver Pen Award (The Hired Man)
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize (A Son of War and Crossing the Lines)
‘Quite simply one of the best writers we have’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Truly magnificent, powerful, moving and enlightening - a great work in scope and impact’ Historical Novels Review
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About the Author/作者介绍: Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award,Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier’s Return, winner of the WHSmith Literary Award, A Son of War and Crossing the Lines, both of which were longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A Place in England, which was longlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize, and most recently Grace and Mary. He has also written several works of non-fiction, the most recent being The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria. |
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Format:HARDCOVER |
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Rights Status/版权销售情况:Simplified Chinese/简体中文:不确定 Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文:不确定 |
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