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WINNER OF THE 1970 BOOKER PRIZE'And so at the Majestic everything returned to the way it had been before. The gleaming tiles became dulled. Sofas as sleek as prize cattle lost their glow.' 1919, the Majestic Hotel in Kinalough, Ireland. Haunted war veteran Major Brendan Archer arrives to marry Angela Spencer, daughter of the house. But his fiancee is strangely altered, and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline. The hotel's hundreds of rooms are disintegrating; its few remaining guests thrive on rumours and games of whist; herds of cats have taken over the Imperial Bar; bamboo shoots threaten the foundations; and piglets frolic in the squash court. And outside the order of the British Empire totters, as the violence of 'the troubles' mounts. 'A work of genius' Guardian
Industry Reviews
Farrell's vision and voice are unique, inimitableA work of genius - GuardianOne of the finest novels of the past 50 years - Mail on SundayTroubles has everything: great story, compelling characters, believable dialogue and big ideas. It's a book good enough to win the Booker in any year. Not just 1970. - GUARDIANLike Fawlty Towers written by Evelyn Waugh - Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, 2010No finer work has ever been written about this transitional period in Irish history: it remains a landmark in 20th-century Irish literature - IRISH INDEPENDENTA work of genius - GuardianOne of the finest novels of the past 50 years - Mail on Sunday
ISBN: 9781474603423
ISBN-10: 1474603424
Series: W&N Essentials
Published: 5th January 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 480
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Orion
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 13 x 3.5
Weight (kg): 0.33
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