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The Broken Word [Import] [Paperback]

Adam Foulds (Author)


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Book Description

May 27, 2008
An extraordinary poetic sequence that animates and illuminates the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, eventually becoming a meditation on the inheritance of conflict and its consequences. It is a thrillingly original, profound and lyrical work.

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About the Author

Adam Foulds was born in 1974 and lives in south London. He is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia and his poetry has appeared in a number of literary magazines. His first novel, The Truth About These Strange Times, was published in 2007.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape (May 27, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0224084445
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224084444
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.2 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,032,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Adam Foulds was named Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2008. He is the author of the novel The Truth About These Strange Times, as well as the narrative poem The Broken Word, which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize the 2008 Costa Poetry Award. He lives in London.

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