English Passengers
Author | : Matthew Kneale |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2012-06-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780241964224 |
ISBN-13 | : 0241964229 |
Rating | : 4/5 (229 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis English Passengers by : Matthew Kneale
Download or read book English Passengers written by Matthew Kneale and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A big, ambitious novel with a rich historical sweep and a host of narrative voices. Its subject is a vicar's ludicrous expedition in 1857 to the Garden of Eden in Tasmania, [as] meanwhile, in Tasmania itself, the British settlers are alternately trying to civilise and eliminate the Aboriginal population ... The sort of novel that few contemporary writers have either the imagination or the stamina to sustain' - Daily Telegraph