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SHORTLISTED FOR 2003 THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Award 2003

'Dangor's writing, and the world he creates with it, exude a vibrant physicality... Dangor's vivid prose, narrative fluency and facility for literary experiment make Bitter Fruit a considerable achievement.'-- Shomit Dutta, Daily Telegraph

The last time Silas Ali encountered the Lieutenant, Silas was locked in the back of a police van and the Lieutenant was conducting a vicious assault on Lydia, his wife. When Silas sees him again, by chance, twenty years later, crimes from the past erupt into the present, splintering the Ali's fragile family life.

Bitter Fruitis the story of Silas and Lydia, their parents, friends and colleagues, as their lives take off in unexpected directions and relationships fracture under the weight of [...] is also the story of their son Mickey, a student and sexual adventurer, with an enquiring mind and a strong [...] unforgettably fine novel about a brittle family in a dysfunctional society.
SHORTLISTED FOR 2003 THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Award 2003

'Dangor's writing, and the world he creates with it, exude a vibrant physicality... Dangor's vivid prose, narrative fluency and facility for literary experiment make Bitter Fruit a considerable achievement.'-- Shomit Dutta, Daily Telegraph

The last time Silas Ali encountered the Lieutenant, Silas was locked in the back of a police van and the Lieutenant was conducting a vicious assault on Lydia, his wife. When Silas sees him again, by chance, twenty years later, crimes from the past erupt into the present, splintering the Ali's fragile family life.

Bitter Fruitis the story of Silas and Lydia, their parents, friends and colleagues, as their lives take off in unexpected directions and relationships fracture under the weight of [...] is also the story of their son Mickey, a student and sexual adventurer, with an enquiring mind and a strong [...] unforgettably fine novel about a brittle family in a dysfunctional society.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781843542643
ISBN-10: 1843542641
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dangor, Achmat
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Atlantic Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 199 x 129 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Achmat Dangor
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2004
Gewicht: 0,268 kg
Artikel-ID: 131508397