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Dr James Darke has expelled himself from the world. He writes compulsively in his 'coming of old age' journal; he eats little, drinks and smokes a lot; he tries to console himself with the wisdom of the great thinkers and poets, yet finds nothing but disappointment. But cracks of light start to appear in his carefully managed darkness - the tender, bruised filaments of love for his daughter and grandson.
With scalding prose, ruthless intelligence and an unforgettably vivid protagonist, Darke confronts some of humanity's greatest and most uncomfortable questions about how we choose to live, and to die.
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A daringly entertaining debut about the nature of a good life, and a good death
About the Author
Rick Gekoski is a writer, rare-book dealer and former academic. In 2005 he was one of the judges for the Man Booker Prize, and was then chair of the judges for the Man Booker International Prize 2011.He has written several widely praised non-fiction books including Staying Up, Tolkien's Gown, Outside of a Dog and Lost, Stolen or Shredded. This is his first novel.
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- PublisherCanongate Books
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1782119396
- ISBN 13 9781782119395
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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