Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his land is being stalked by a badger-baiter who brings with him the stark threat of violence. Built of the interlocking fates of these two solitary men, this is a searing story of isolation and loss, from a writer of uncommon gifts.
Les mer
A novel that marks the maturing of a singular British writing talent - and perhaps the most significant writer to come out of Wales in a generation
A quietly overwhelming masterpiece of love, degeneration and the merciless landscape of grief
From a rising star of British fiction, one of 2014's most widely acclaimed novels: an award-winning story of a grieving farmer who is battling to keep his life from falling apart

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781847088802
Publisert
2014-11-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Granta Books
Vekt
127 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
176

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

CYNAN JONES was born near Aberaeron, Wales in 1975. His previous novels are The Long Dry (winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2007), Everything I Found on the Beach, and the retelling of a Welsh myth Bird, Blood, Snow. In 2013, the chapter 'The Dig' from this novel was shortlisted for the Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.