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Beschreibung
Corby the industrial new town built around a vast steel works draws many to the fires of its furnaces - in the hope of steady work a better house a fresh start. Amongst them are Francis Cameron from Scotland and his friend Jan Ruckert the son of Latvian refugees. Alienated intelligent and curious they form a strong and lasting bond: two teenage boys finding their feet in a foreign place. But violence hangs in the Corby air like the ash and the stench from the steel works and when it comes down it is sudden and lethal - with repercussions that will last a lifetime.

Living Nowhere is a story of friendship and loss - a resonant thrilling book that carries at its core a beautiful and terrible secret.
Corby the industrial new town built around a vast steel works draws many to the fires of its furnaces - in the hope of steady work a better house a fresh start. Amongst them are Francis Cameron from Scotland and his friend Jan Ruckert the son of Latvian refugees. Alienated intelligent and curious they form a strong and lasting bond: two teenage boys finding their feet in a foreign place. But violence hangs in the Corby air like the ash and the stench from the steel works and when it comes down it is sudden and lethal - with repercussions that will last a lifetime.

Living Nowhere is a story of friendship and loss - a resonant thrilling book that carries at its core a beautiful and terrible secret.
Über den Autor
John Burnside was among the most acclaimed writers of his generation. His novels, short stories, poetry and memoirs won numerous awards, including the Geoffrey Faber Memorial, Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and, in 2023, he received the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in literature. In 2011 Black Cat Bone won both the Forward and the T.S. Eliot Prizes for poetry.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780099448556
ISBN-10: 0099448556
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Burnside, John
Hersteller: Vintage
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: John Burnside
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.04.2014
Gewicht: 0,459 kg
Artikel-ID: 131812675

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