In Tasmania - Adventures at the End of the World

Informationen zum Autor 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 novels have been translated into twenty languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves , winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, Snowleg and The Dancer Upstairs , which was chosen by the American Libraries Association in 1997 as the year's best novel, and in 2001 was made into a film of the same name by John Malkovich. His most recent novel is Secrets of the Sea . He is married with two small boys and currently lives in Oxford. Klappentext Fascinating history of two centuries of this unique island. Encompasses a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland. ITV are considering making a series based on the book. Zusammenfassung In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Shakespeare
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.11.2005
• EAN: 9780099466086
• ISBN: 978-0-09-946608-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: HARVILL SECKER
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; HUMOR / General, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Humour, Travel writing, Tasmania