The Separation (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

Christopher Priest

ISBN 10: 1473233054 / ISBN 13: 9781473233058

Verlag: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London, 2021

"THE SEPARATION is filled with a sense of the precariousness of history; of small events and choices with extraordinary consequences" - David Langford "Priest is masterful . I'm rather flabbergasted" - Goodreads Reviewer This is a not-so-straightforward story of twin brothers, rowers in the 1936 Olympics. One joins the RAF, and captains a Wellington; he is shot down after a bombing raid on Hamburg and becomes Churchill's aide-de-camp. His twin brother, a pacifist, works with the Red Cross, rescuing bombing victims in London. But the two brothers - both called J.L. Sawyer - live their lives in alternate versions of reality. In one, the Second World War ends as we imagine it did; in the other, thanks to efforts of an eminent team of negotiators headed by Hess (Hitler's deputy), the war ends in 1941. THE SEPARATION is an account of how one perceives and shapes the past, and is an emotionally riveting story of how an average man can make a difference. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR011699716

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Winner of the BSFA Award 2002 and the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Christopher Priest's novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary literary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD and a major genre prize THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD); THE SEPARATION won both the ARTHUR C. CLARKE and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS. THE ISLANDERS won both the BSFA and John W. Campbell awards. He was selected for the original BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS in 1983.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Separation (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good