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Bernard Maclaverty - The Anatomy School - 9780099428466 - 9780099428466
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The Anatomy School

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Description for The Anatomy School Paperback. Martin Brenna is a troubled boy living in troubled times, a boy who knows all of the questions but none of the answers. Before he can become and adult, Martin must unravel the sacred and contradictory mysteries of religion, science and sex; he must learn the value of friendship; but most of all he must pass his exams - at any cost. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 259.
This is the story of the growing up of Martin Brennan, a troubled boy in troubled times, a boy who knows all the questions but none of the answers. This is Belfast in the late sixties. Before he can become an adult, Martin must unravel the sacred and contradictory mysteries of religion, science and sex; he must learn the value of friendship; but most of all he must pass his exams - at any cost. A book that celebrates the desire to speak and the need to say nothing, The Anatomy School moves from the enforced silence of Martin's Catholic ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099428466
SKU
9780099428466
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Bernard Maclaverty
Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow. He has written five previous collections of stories and five novels, including Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Midwinter Break, the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Novel of the Year. He has written versions of his fiction for other media - radio and television plays, screenplays and libretti.

Reviews for The Anatomy School
MacLaverty is a master of many moods and this genial, intelligent novel finds him at his best
Sunday Telegraph
A brilliant novel
Daily Telegraph
A zestfully funny novel of male adolescence
Sunday Times
Novels of this quality should never end
Irish Independent
A zestfully funny novel of male adolescence
Sunday Times ... Read more

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