Three Brothers
A novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd, set in 1960s London
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Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd, set in 1960s London
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Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world - a world of dodgy deals and big business, of criminal gangs and crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters and petty thieves.London is the backdrop and the connecting fabric of these three lives, reinforcing Ackroyd's grand theme that place and history create, surround and engulf us. From bustling, cut-throat Fleet Street to hallowed London publishing houses, from the wealth and corruption of Chelsea to the smoky shadows of Limehouse and Hackney, this is an exploration of the city, peering down its streets, riding on its underground, and drinking in its pubs and clubs. Everything is possible - not only in the new freedom of the 1960s but also in London's timeless past.
Autoren-Porträt von Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd wurde 1949 in London geboren. Er studierte Literaturwissenschaft in Yale und Cambridge und arbeitete viele Jahre für den »Spectator« und die »Times«. Ackroyd ist einer der namhaftesten britischen Gegenwartsautoren («Neue Zürcher Zeitung«). Er veröffentlichte zahlreiche Romane und Biographien und erhielt den Somerset Maugham Award, den Guardian Fiction Prize und den Whitbread Award.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter Ackroyd
- 2013, 256 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 2,8 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Random House UK
- ISBN-10: 0701186933
- ISBN-13: 9780701186937
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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"London is the backdrop and the connecting fabric of these three lives, from bustling, cut-throat Fleet Street to hallowed London publishing houses, from the wealth and corruption of Chelsea to the smoky shadows of Limehouse and Hackney, this is an exploration of the city, peering down its streets, riding on its underground, and drinking in its pubs and clubs" The Beat That My Heart Skipped "Ackroyd is that timeless figure, a man of letters, dipped in ink, apparently versatile in a breathtaking variety of genres" Observer
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