Artículos relacionados a The Last Gift: By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize...
Críticas:
'Gurnah is a master storyteller ... A subtle and moving tale of a family coming to terms with itself: one to read at leisure and absorb at length' (Aminatta Forna, Financial Times)
'Gurnah writes with wonderful insight about family relationships and he folds in the layers of history with elegance and warmth' (The Times)
'A well-made novel about identity and, at a time of forbidding public rhetoric about immigration, Gurnah's sensitive and sympathetic portrayal of his cast feels welcome.' (Sunday Times)
'Stories and identities are rarely what they seem in The Last Gift, which is full of carefully guarded secrets. Beneath these multiple clandestine narratives, is a story replete with black humour and contemplative politics, told with great generosity' (Times Literary Supplement)
Reseña del editor:
'Gurnah writes with wonderful insight about family relationships and he folds in the layers of history with elegance and warmth' (The Times)
'A well-made novel about identity and, at a time of forbidding public rhetoric about immigration, Gurnah's sensitive and sympathetic portrayal of his cast feels welcome.' (Sunday Times)
'Stories and identities are rarely what they seem in The Last Gift, which is full of carefully guarded secrets. Beneath these multiple clandestine narratives, is a story replete with black humour and contemplative politics, told with great generosity' (Times Literary Supplement)
One day, long before the troubles, he slipped away without saying a word to anyone and never went back. And then another day, forty three years later, he collapsed just inside the front door of his house in a small English town. It was late in the day when it happened, on his way home after work, but it was also late in the day altogether. He had left things for too long and there was no one to blame for it but himself.
Abbas has never told anyone about his past - before he was a sailor on the high seas, before he met his wife Maryam outside a Boots in Exeter, before they settled into a quiet life in Norwich with their children, Jamal and Hanna. Now, at the age of sixty-three, he suffers a collapse that renders him bedbound and unable to speak about things he thought he would one day have to.
Jamal and Hanna have grown up and gone out into the world. They were both born in England but cannot shake a sense of apartness. Hanna calls herself Anna now, and has just moved to a new city to be near her boyfriend. She feels the relationship is headed somewhere serious, but the words have not yet been spoken out loud. Jamal, the listener of the family, moves into a student house and is captivated by a young woman with dark-blue eyes and her own, complex story to tell. Abbas's illness forces both children home, to the dark silences of their father and the fretful capability of their mother Maryam, who began life as a foundling and has never thought to find herself, until now.
Abbas has never told anyone about his past - before he was a sailor on the high seas, before he met his wife Maryam outside a Boots in Exeter, before they settled into a quiet life in Norwich with their children, Jamal and Hanna. Now, at the age of sixty-three, he suffers a collapse that renders him bedbound and unable to speak about things he thought he would one day have to.
Jamal and Hanna have grown up and gone out into the world. They were both born in England but cannot shake a sense of apartness. Hanna calls herself Anna now, and has just moved to a new city to be near her boyfriend. She feels the relationship is headed somewhere serious, but the words have not yet been spoken out loud. Jamal, the listener of the family, moves into a student house and is captivated by a young woman with dark-blue eyes and her own, complex story to tell. Abbas's illness forces both children home, to the dark silences of their father and the fretful capability of their mother Maryam, who began life as a foundling and has never thought to find herself, until now.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
- EditorialBloomsbury Paperbacks
- Año de publicación2012
- ISBN 10 1408821850
- ISBN 13 9781408821855
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de edición1
- Número de páginas288
- Valoración
Comprar nuevo
Ver este artículo
EUR 11,95
Gastos de envío:
EUR 2,43
A Estados Unidos de America
Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks
Imagen del vendedor
Last Gift : A Novel
Publicado por
Bloomsbury UK
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Tapa blanda
Cantidad disponible: 5
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 15632913-n
Comprar nuevo
EUR 11,95
Convertir moneda
Imagen del vendedor
The Last Gift (Paperback)
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Paperback
Cantidad disponible: 1
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureAbbas has never told anyone about his past; about what happened before he was a sailor on the high seas, before he met his wife Maryam outside a Boots in Exeter, before they settled into a quiet life in Norwich with their children, Jamal and Hanna. Now, at the age of sixty-three, he suffers a collapse that renders him bedbound and unable to speak about things he thought he would one day have to.Jamal and Hanna have grown up and gone out into the world. They were both born in England but cannot shake a sense of apartness. Hanna calls herself Anna now, and has just moved to a new city to be near her boyfriend. She feels the relationship is headed somewhere serious, but the words have not yet been spoken out loud. Jamal, the listener of the family, moves into a student house and is captivated by a young woman with dark-blue eyes and her own, complex story to tell. Abbas's illness forces both children home, to the dark silences of their father and the fretful capability of their mother Maryam, who began life as a foundling and has never thought to find herself, until now.________________________Gurnah is a master storyteller' FINANCIAL TIMESGurnah writes with wonderful insight about family relationships and he folds in the layers of history with elegance and warmth' THE TIMES An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781408821855
Comprar nuevo
EUR 14,46
Convertir moneda
Imagen de archivo
The Last Gift
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) 2012-05-10, London
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
paperback
Cantidad disponible: 5
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción paperback. Condición: New. Language: ENG. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781408821855
Comprar nuevo
EUR 12,11
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 5,30
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Imagen de archivo
Last Gift
Publicado por
Bloomsbury
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Paperback
Cantidad disponible: 1
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Paperback. Condición: Brand New. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: __1408821850
Comprar nuevo
EUR 9,33
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 11,76
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Imagen de archivo
The Last Gift: A Novel
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Paperback / softback
Cantidad disponible: 10
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion. Nº de ref. del artículo: B9781408821855
Comprar nuevo
EUR 10,78
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 10,53
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Imagen de archivo
The Last Gift: A Novel
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Paperbacks
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Paperback
Cantidad disponible: 11
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Paperback. Condición: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781408821855-GDR
Comprar nuevo
EUR 11,07
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 10,58
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Imagen de archivo
Last Gift
Publicado por
Bloomsbury UK
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Tapa blanda
Cantidad disponible: 10
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Condición: New. In. Nº de ref. del artículo: ria9781408821855_new
Comprar nuevo
EUR 11,56
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 11,74
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Imagen de archivo
The Last Gift: A Novel
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Tapa blanda
Cantidad disponible: > 20
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Condición: New. 2012. Paperback. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. A Novel. 288 pages. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight: 202. . . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: V9781408821855
Comprar nuevo
EUR 13,50
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 10,50
De Irlanda a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Imagen de archivo
The Last Gift: A Novel
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Tapa blanda
Cantidad disponible: > 20
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Condición: New. 2012. Paperback. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. A Novel. 288 pages. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight: 202. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: V9781408821855
Comprar nuevo
EUR 15,59
Convertir moneda
Imagen de archivo
The Last Gift: A Novel
Publicado por
Bloomsbury Paperbacks 2012-05-10
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1408821850
ISBN 13: 9781408821855
Nuevo
Paperback
Cantidad disponible: 10
Librería:
Valoración
Descripción Paperback. Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6666-GRD-9781408821855
Comprar nuevo
EUR 9,54
Convertir moneda
Gastos de envío:
EUR 17,64
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío