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Last Hangman The
Warrier Shashi
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Description for Last Hangman The
The Last Hangman is a powerful, sparsely written novel that explores, in brutal detail and measured prose, the life of a man who killed for a living. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 283. Good clean copy
The Last Hangman is a powerful, sparsely written novel that explores, in brutal detail and measured prose, the life of a man who killed for a living.
In the heat and the dust of the Indian south, the last hangman of Travancore commits his life to paper. Into seven notebooks he remembers the men he has killed, calmly calling to mind the final struggles of the men he hung by the neck to die.
The Last Hangman is a remarkable and haunting novel: a meditation on death and what it means to end a life. It is ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of pages
240
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857897497
SKU
KSG0015732
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Warrier Shashi
Shashi Warrier was born in Kerala in 1959. He is the author of three thrillers - Night of the Krait, The Orphan and Sniper. He has written two children's books - The Hidden Continent and Suzy's Gift. He lives in Panamanna, Kerala.
Reviews for Last Hangman The
Thought-provoking, harrowing and lingers long in the mind
Mail on Sunday
Inspired by the real hangman of Travancore, this fictionalised version has such depth of character, emotional authenticity and convincing technical detail that it could pass for a real autobiography
The Herald
A meditation on nothing less than the human condition itself... The Last Hangman is ... Read more
Mail on Sunday
Inspired by the real hangman of Travancore, this fictionalised version has such depth of character, emotional authenticity and convincing technical detail that it could pass for a real autobiography
The Herald
A meditation on nothing less than the human condition itself... The Last Hangman is ... Read more