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Stories from Other Places
Nicholas Shakespeare
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Description for Stories from Other Places
Paperback. Presents stories that take us around the globe and into the intimate lives of the author's characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. This title tells the little-known history of the only enemy attack on Australian soil during the Great War, when, in January 1915, the outback town of Broken Hill was rocked by horrifying events. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Nicholas Shakespeare's collected stories take us around the globe and into the intimate lives of his characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. The opening novella, `Oddfellows', tells the little-known history of the only enemy attack on Australian soil during the Great War, when, in January 1915, the outback town of Broken Hill was rocked by horrifying events. From this dramatic First World War encounter, we are taken to the faded glamour of 1960s Bombay, to a Bolivian mining town in 1908 where civic folly is running amok, ... Read more
Nicholas Shakespeare's collected stories take us around the globe and into the intimate lives of his characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. The opening novella, `Oddfellows', tells the little-known history of the only enemy attack on Australian soil during the Great War, when, in January 1915, the outback town of Broken Hill was rocked by horrifying events. From this dramatic First World War encounter, we are taken to the faded glamour of 1960s Bombay, to a Bolivian mining town in 1908 where civic folly is running amok, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784701017
SKU
V9781784701017
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Ref
99-13
About Nicholas Shakespeare
Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His books have been translated into 20 languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Snowleg, The Dancer Upstairs, Secrets of the Sea, Inheritance and Priscilla. He is a fellow ... Read more
Reviews for Stories from Other Places
One of the best English novelists of our time
Alan Massie
Wall Street Journal
One of our best and truest novelists
The Times
Eight nuggets of pure, bold storytelling
Holly Kyte
Sunday Telegraph
In each story Shakespeare brilliantly transports us to other places, times, cultures and ... Read more
Alan Massie
Wall Street Journal
One of our best and truest novelists
The Times
Eight nuggets of pure, bold storytelling
Holly Kyte
Sunday Telegraph
In each story Shakespeare brilliantly transports us to other places, times, cultures and ... Read more