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In 1972 Robert Beech, First World War survivor and present-day armaments maker, is killed by a car bomb. The event breaks the career of his son Harry, a news photographer, and comes close to destroying his granddaughter Sophie. Ten years later, the Falklands War has begun and both Harry, now working as an aerial photographer, and Sophie, visiting an analyst in New York, are haunted by a past that has scarred and divided them. 'It appeals to the emotions, the intellect and the imagination, and its elegance is as durable as Greek art ...a novel fro those who still believe in the importance of fiction, indeed of art' - "Scotsman".
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This World interweaves the history of a blighted family with the tragic and ludicrous history of the twentieth century. Its alternating narrators are a father and daughter--each obsessed with the other and irrevocably estranged--surveying their losses and grievances on opposite sides of the Atlantic.
"A moving, ingenious and often very funny tale that takes us deep into his characters' wounded, resilient hearts with breathtaking virtuosity...rich, complicated, joyful, arresting."--USA Today
About the Author
Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of eight acclaimed novels and a collection of short stories; his most recent work is Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize (1983), and with Last Orders the Booker Prize (1996). Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift's work has appeared in over thirty languages.
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Condition: Como nuevo. : En 'Out of This World', Graham Swift nos presenta una historia conmovedora y reflexiva sobre el legado de la guerra y la industria armamentística en tres generaciones de una familia. A través de los ojos de Robert Beech, un superviviente de la Primera Guerra Mundial y fabricante de armas, su hijo Harry, un fotógrafo de noticias, y su nieta Sophie, la novela explora temas de trauma, memoria y las complejas relaciones familiares. Ambientada en el contexto de eventos históricos como la guerra de las Malvinas, Swift teje una narrativa que invita a la reflexión sobre el impacto del pasado en el presente. EAN: 9780330353700 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Out of This World Autor: Graham Swift Editorial: Picador Idioma: en Páginas: 208 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-08-08-4691566b
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