The Illusion of Separateness

Centring around a simple act of courage on the battlefield in the heart of France during WWII, this is a gripping and emotional novel inspired by real events. From the author of "Everything Beautiful Began After" and "Love Begins In Winter", both of which won awards. 'Van Booy writes with muted, unsentimental elegance about the impulses that bind us together' "The Sunday Times" *Also appeared in February Buyer's Notes*

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Simon Van Booy was born in London and grew up in rural Wales and the suburbs of London. He is the author of three novels and two collections of short stories, including The Illusion of Separateness, The Secret Lives of People in Love, and Love Begins in Winter, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award in 2009. He lives in New York.

Zusammenfassung

A luminous story of how one man's act of mercy during WW2 changed the lives of a group of strangers

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Simon Van Booy, Simon Van Booy, Van Booy Simon
• Verlag: Oneworld
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 06.02.2014
• EAN: 9781780743943
• ISBN: 978-1-78074-394-3
• Seiten: 224
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 200 mm x 18 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, fiction; historical fiction; world war II