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Matter of Time
Alex Capus
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Description for Matter of Time
Paperback. In 1913, three German shipbuilders were ordered to reassemble a steam ship on Lake Tanganyika. At the same time, Winston Churchill sends Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson to transport two dilapidated and incongruously named gun-boats, Mimi and Toutou, to the other side of the lake. Then World War I breaks out as the two sides are facing each other. Translator(s): Brownjohn, John. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
In November 1913, three German shipbuilders, led by master shipwright Anton Ru ter, were ordered by Kaiser Wilhelm II to dismantle a steam ship, send the parts to German East Africa, and reassemble it on Lake Tanganyi- ka. Their initial aim of getting the task done quickly and returning home to claim an excellent salary is quickly eclipsed by the enchantment of the exotic landscape, the governor's beautiful wife, and the violent machinery of colonialism. At the same time, Winston Churchill sends Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson to transport two dilapidated and incongruously named gun-boats, Mimi and Toutou, to the other side ... Read more
In November 1913, three German shipbuilders, led by master shipwright Anton Ru ter, were ordered by Kaiser Wilhelm II to dismantle a steam ship, send the parts to German East Africa, and reassemble it on Lake Tanganyi- ka. Their initial aim of getting the task done quickly and returning home to claim an excellent salary is quickly eclipsed by the enchantment of the exotic landscape, the governor's beautiful wife, and the violent machinery of colonialism. At the same time, Winston Churchill sends Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson to transport two dilapidated and incongruously named gun-boats, Mimi and Toutou, to the other side ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907822032
SKU
V9781907822032
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About Alex Capus
Alex Capus published his first novel Munzinger Pascha in 1997 and has so far written ten books. The Armchair Traveller at the bookHaus published Capus' Sailing by Starlight in its Literary Traveller series in 2010.
Reviews for Matter of Time
'A war-torn farce worth waiting for' The Independent 20091123 'Now Alex Capus has added another layer to this strange episode in a sideshow of the first world war, with a wonderful fictionalised account of what the Germans did while Spicer pranced about in his skirt.'
Giles Foden The Spectator 20091214
Giles Foden The Spectator 20091214