Description
The essential guide for book lovers to the very best novels in English since 1950.
About the Author
Carmen Callil (Author)
Carmen Callil was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia, and came to the UK in 1960. She began working in publishing five years later and in 1972 founded the Virago Press, which she continued to chair until 1995. Her first book, Bad Faith: A History of Family and Fatherland, was published by Vintage in 2007. It was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.
Colm Toibin (Author)
Colm Toibin was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of eight novels including Blackwater Lightship, The Master and The Testament of Mary, all three of which were nominated for the Booker Prize, with The Master also winning the IMPAC Award, Brooklyn, which won the Costa Novel Award, and Nora Webster. He has also published two collections of stories and many works of non-fiction. He lives in Dublin.
Reviews
A rapid stroll through the best reads of modern times. * Stylist *
Book Information
ISBN 9781849016766
Author Carmen Callil
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Robinson
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 216g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 131mm * 20mm