A Lesser Dependency

Peter Benson

ISBN 10: 0333490932 / ISBN 13: 9780333490938

Published by Macmillan Limited, London, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Lesser Dependency
• Publisher: Macmillan Limited, London
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333490932
• ISBN 13: 9780333490938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

In 1971, the residents of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, were suddenly evicted from their homes to build a US military base. This novel tells of the islanders, their exile and how heaven became hell. The author's first novel, "The Levels" won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize in 1987.

About the Author

Born in 1956, Peter Benson was educated in Ramsgate, Canterbury and Exeter. His first novel, The Levels, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. This was followed by A Lesser Dependency, winner of the Encore award, The Other Occupant, which was awarded the Somerset Maugham Award. He has also published short stories, screenplays and poetry, some adapted for TV, radio and many translated into other languages.