Richer Than All His Tribe - Softcover

Monsarrat, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330024701 ISBN 13: 9780330024709

Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 1984

Synopsis

1st Pan 1970 edition paperback vg++ condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

About this title

About the Author

Nicholas Monsarrat was born in Liverpool and educated at Cambridge University, where he studied law. His career as a solicitor encountered a swift end when he decided to leave Liverpool for London, with a half-finished manuscript under his arm and £40 in his pocket. His first book to attract attention was the largely autobiographical 'This is the Schoolroom'. During World War Two he joined the Royal Navy and served in the corvettes. His war experience provided the framework for the novel 'HMS Marlborough will enter Harbour', one of his best known books. 'The Cruel Sea' was made into a classic film starring Jack Hawkins. Established as a top name writer Monsarrat's writing career concluded with 'The Master Mariner'. Well known for his concise story telling and tense narrative, he became one of the most successful novelists of the twentieth century, whose rich and varied collection bears the hallmarks of a truly gifted writer.

Review

'Compulsively readable'

'A brilliant story teller, Monsarrat plots the course of events superbly.'

'With his usual toughness and skill, Mr Monsarrat is unsparing with his description of violence, of men's stupidity, whether they lose or win; and above all of the cynical brutality that is conditioned by political expediency.'

'Not so much a book as a slab of dynamite. It will go off with a great explosive roar in the well-carpeted embassies and legations of more than one African country.'

'...the plot is at once interesting and dramatic, the scene vividly described, the writing vigorous and colourful.'

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0330024701
• ISBN 13: 9780330024709
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English