The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton
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Description for The Luminaries
Hardback. The astonishing and epic novel that won the 2013 Man Booker Prize Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1100. Very good copy with bright dustwrapper. First UK edition signed by the Author
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky. The Luminaries is an extraordinary piece of fiction. ... Read more
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky. The Luminaries is an extraordinary piece of fiction. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Number of Pages
848
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847084316
SKU
KEX0303181
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Eleanor Catton
Eleanor Catton was born in 1985 in Canada and raised in New Zealand. Her debut novel The Rehearsal was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize, and longlisted for the Orange Prize. The novel garnered prizes and acclaim around the world, including the 2009 Betty Trask Award. It has since been published in 17 territories ... Read more
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