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Figures in a Landscape

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Informationen zum Autor Barry England was born in London in 1932 and educated at Downside. He served as a subaltern in the Far East in the early fifties, then worked as an actor before starting a successful career as a stage and television playwright. His best-known play, Conduct Unbecoming , was a huge success in New York. England's first novel, Figures in a Landscape (1968), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a film by Joseph Losey. Klappentext 'Masterful and beautifully written. Riveting and compellingly authentic. Grips you like a vice from the first page and never lets you go' Damien Lewis Two men are on the run. They have four hundred miles to go across hostile territory. Soldiers on the ground track them day and night, a helicopter circles above, life becomes a second-by-second fight for survival. Each muscle movement, drop of sweat, glance and instinct matters. Every second counts. Through long slogs across country, risky raids for supplies, moments of sheer panic, and under the intense pressure to survive, an unbreakable bond between two men is forged. This stunningly written, adrenaline-pumping novel is a little-known classic of its genre. SHORTLISTED FOR THE FIRST EVER BOOKER PRIZE IN 1969 'England's prose has the tough, spare elegance of steel scaffolding... a brilliant achievement' The Times Zusammenfassung Every second counts. Through long slogs across country, risky raids for supplies, moments of sheer panic, and under the intense pressure to survive, an unbreakable bond between two men is forged.

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Authors Barry England, England Barry
Publisher Vintage UK
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.05.2020
 
EAN 9781784875992
ISBN 978-1-78487-599-2
No. of pages 224
Dimensions 131 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / War & Military, War & combat fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction

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