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Last Orders is the story of four men once close to London butcher Jack Dodds, who meet to carry out his last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. The men, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack and their favourite pub, must make their way down to a seaside town to complete the task. Through conversation and memory they trace the paths they have followed by choice and by accident; through the Second World War and its aftermath, through the dramas of family life, and their relationships with each other. In their brilliantly realized, richly nuanced voices, Swift has created a narrative language that perfectly expresses not only the comforts of old habits and friendships, but also the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.
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Last Orders, Graham Swift
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1997
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- Last Orders
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Graham Swift
- Editore
- Vintage Canada
- Pubblicato
- 1997
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0679308571
- ISBN13
- 9780679308577
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Famiglia, Narrativa contemporanea, Amicizia, XX Secolo, Letteratura britannica, Morte, Inghilterra, Gran Bretagna, Letteratura inglese, Adattato in un film, Londra, Lutto, Separazione, addio, Cancro, tumori, Premio Booker
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1996
- Titolo originale
- Last Orders
- Valutazione
- 3,7 su 5
- Descrizione
- Last Orders is the story of four men once close to London butcher Jack Dodds, who meet to carry out his last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. The men, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack and their favourite pub, must make their way down to a seaside town to complete the task. Through conversation and memory they trace the paths they have followed by choice and by accident; through the Second World War and its aftermath, through the dramas of family life, and their relationships with each other. In their brilliantly realized, richly nuanced voices, Swift has created a narrative language that perfectly expresses not only the comforts of old habits and friendships, but also the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.