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Lone Man
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Lone Man
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bernardo Atxaga
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Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:325 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099597735
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Vintage
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Publication Date |
17 February 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Two Basque gunmen on the run after a bomb attack find refuge in a hotel whose owner, Carlos, used to belong to their movement. With the World Cup in progress, the Polish football team is staying in the hotel. A television crew is infiltrated by undercover agents.
Author Biography
Bernardo Atxaga, a Basque, was born in 1951. He has written plays, children's books, radio plays and novels, including Obabakoak, which has been published in fourteen languages including English, and won several prizes. His novel, The Lone Man, was described in The Times, by Peter Millar as 'a spellbinding, sympathetic odyssey into the mind of a former terrorist'.
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