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This Strange Eventful History: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024
'[A] wise and insightful novel about identity and family' The Times, Book of the Day
'An epic family odyssey... Ambitious and compelling' Guardian, Book of the Day
'A rich, sprawling saga... This Strange Eventful History may be Messud's finest book' Sunday Telegraph
June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar - honorable servant of France, devoted husband and father, currently posted as naval attache in Salonica - bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.
A work of breathtaking historical sweep and vivid psychological intimacy,
'[A] wise and insightful novel about identity and family' The Times, Book of the Day
'An epic family odyssey... Ambitious and compelling' Guardian, Book of the Day
'A rich, sprawling saga... This Strange Eventful History may be Messud's finest book' Sunday Telegraph
June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar - honorable servant of France, devoted husband and father, currently posted as naval attache in Salonica - bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.
A work of breathtaking historical sweep and vivid psychological intimacy,
Product details
Publisher : Fleet (23 May 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0349127050
ISBN-13 : 978-0349127057
Dimensions : 15.62 x 2.46 x 24 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 18,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
3,722 in Literary Fiction (Books)
5,395 in Contemporary Fiction (Books)
Customer reviews: 4.0
511 ratings
Publisher : Fleet (23 May 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0349127050
ISBN-13 : 978-0349127057
Dimensions : 15.62 x 2.46 x 24 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 18,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
3,722 in Literary Fiction (Books)
5,395 in Contemporary Fiction (Books)
Customer reviews: 4.0
511 ratings
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