An Honourable Man
$34.05
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2013
Summary
It is 1884. In Khartoum, General Gordon stands on the roof of his fortress as the city is besieged. He has vowed to fight the Mahdi to the death. At his side is the boy he rescued from the English dockyard slums - his reluctant last ally. Approaching with the Camel Corps is a young doctor who has joined the expedition to rescue Gordon. As the men make agonising progress across the desert, John Clarke struggles to be the hero of his imagining, while his abandoned wife, Mary, troubles his consc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844086658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844086658 |
| Author: | Gillian Slovo |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Virago Press |
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For all that it’s a beautifully drawn historical novel, the questions raised in Gillian Slovo’s 1884-set novel about the colonial war in Sudan feel oddly contemporary … Slovo humanises the lives of people caught up in the conflict at the same time as highlighting the moral ambiguities and personal cost that warfare entails - Metro - Tina Jackson
Slovo’s descriptions are stunning, the simplicity of her language conjuring images of visceral vividness. John is a terrific creation … His emotional awakening is complex and profound … Slovo explores the essential nature of goodness … She is too subtle a writer to offer easy answers but, in this perceptive novel, she compels us to ask ourselves what it means to be an honourable man - Guardian - Clare ClarkA restrained and elegant novel, in parts rich and memorable - Sunday Telegraph - Toby ClementsAn intelligent and gripping novel … triumphantly successful. Slovo’s portrayal of the physical and mental hardships, even horrors, of the march is an extraordinarily fine piece of historical imagination. There is a tremendous battle scent and rich humour - Scotsman - Allan MassieAbout The Author
Gillian Slovo
Born in South Africa, Gillian Slovo has written ten novels. Ice Road was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and Red Dust was filmed with Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor. She is the President of English PEN.
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