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The past must be unravelled from old photograph albums, postcard messages, and rambling memories, clues left behind by three generations of ancestors, before the narrator can discover and reconstruct his own past
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Neil Jordan is the author of three acclaimed novels and an award-winning collection of stories, all of which are available in John Murray paperback. His most recent novel, SHADE, is published in paperback alongside THE PAST. As a director, his films include 'The Company of Wolves', 'Mona Lisa', 'The End of the Affair', and 'The Crying Game', which won him an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
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One of the most original talents to emerge in the last decade * The Spectator * A wonderful Irish novel * New York Times * A haunting experience * The Daily Telegraph * Exquisite. beautifully written * Times Literary Supplement *
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- PublisherGeorge Braziller
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0224018450
- ISBN 13 9780224018456
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages232
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