J.G. Farrell: The Making of a Writer
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Description for J.G. Farrell: The Making of a Writer
hardcover. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper . First edition
In 1979, in a remote corner of West Cork in Ireland, J.G. Farrell was drowned while fishing from the rocks near his home. He was 43, and it had only been six years since he had won the Booker Prize for his novel "The Siege of Krishnapur". A man who elevated privacy to a high art, Farrell's leagcy would be the "Empire Trilogy", now hailed as a classic of the 20th century, as well as a lingering mystery. After the drowning, newspaper reports at once gave rise to rumours about how and why he died. Farrell had always been a ... Read more
In 1979, in a remote corner of West Cork in Ireland, J.G. Farrell was drowned while fishing from the rocks near his home. He was 43, and it had only been six years since he had won the Booker Prize for his novel "The Siege of Krishnapur". A man who elevated privacy to a high art, Farrell's leagcy would be the "Empire Trilogy", now hailed as a classic of the 20th century, as well as a lingering mystery. After the drowning, newspaper reports at once gave rise to rumours about how and why he died. Farrell had always been a ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747544630
SKU
KEX0303293
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Ref
99-1
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