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The Melody (Hardcover, Main Market Ed.)
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The Melody (Hardcover, Main Market Ed.)
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Loot Price R516
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FROM THE MAN BOOKER SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF HARVEST 'The Melody takes
its place among his finest [novels] . . . an ecological fable for
modern times' Guardian 'Seductively atmospheric . . . deeply
moving' Daily Mail 'Brilliant' Observer Alfred Busi, famed in his
town for his music and songs, is mourning the recent death of his
wife and quietly living out his days in the large villa he has
always called home. Then one night Busi is attacked by a creature
he disturbs as it raids the contents of his larder. Busi is
convinced that what assaulted him was no animal, but a child,
'innocent and wild', and his words fan the flames of old rumour -
of an ancient race of people living in the bosk surrounding the
town - and new controversy: the town's paupers, the feral wastrels
at its edges, must be dealt with. Once and for all. Lyrical and
warm, intimate and epic, The Melody by Jim Crace tracks the few
days that will see Busi and the town he loves altered irrevocably.
This is a story about grief and ageing, about reputation and the
loss of it, about love and music and the peculiar way myth seeps
into real life. And it is a political novel too - a rallying cry to
protect those we persecute.
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Imprint: |
Picador
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2018 |
Authors: |
Jim Crace
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Dimensions: |
224 x 143 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
271 |
Edition: |
Main Market Ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5098-4136-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-5098-4136-9 |
Barcode: |
9781509841363 |
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