Summary
Bernard MacLaverty is at his very best, describing the trials and tribulations of Martin Brennan in 1960s Belfast, in this enthralling, hilarious, coming-of-age story.
This is the story of the growing up of Martin Brennan, a troubled boy in troubled times, a boy who knows all the questions but none of the answers. This is Belfast in the late sixties. Before he can become an adult, Martin must unravel the sacred and contradictory mysteries of religion, science and sex; he must learn th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099428466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099428466 |
| Author: | Bernard MacLaverty |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2002 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
A brilliant novel
MacLaverty is a master of many moods and this genial, intelligent novel finds him at his best * Sunday Telegraph *
A brilliant novel * Daily Telegraph *
A zestfully funny novel of male adolescence * Sunday Times *
Novels of this quality should never end * Irish Independent *
A zestfully funny novel of male adolescence * Sunday Times *
Tender, funny and gripping novel… The Anatomy School draws pictures in the imagination, and offers a lesson of the most enjoyable kind. Perhaps one of MacLaverty’s best and most exuberant books. * Belfast Telegraph *
About The Author
Bernard MacLaverty
Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow. He has written five previous collections of stories and five novels, including Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Midwinter Break, the Bord Gais Energy Irish Novel of the Year. He has written versions of his fiction for other media - radio and television plays, screenplays and libretti.
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