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The Towpath
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Towpath
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jesus Moncada
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Translated by Judith Willis
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781846555657
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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| Imprint |
The Harvill Press
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| Publication Date |
5 April 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
During the Great War, the Spanish town at the centre of this novel turned into a boom-town, due to the demand for coal. After that, the downhill slide began, hastened on by Anarchists and left-wingers; then the Civil War and Franco's depression. Then came the March of Progress.
Author Biography
Jesus Moncada was born in 1941 in Mequinensa, the town on which this story is based. He has published two volumes of short stories. This is his first novel; it has won six literary prizes in Spain.
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