Summary
A Literary Oasis in a War-Torn Paradise: Discover “Mister Pip”
Lloyd Jones’s captivating novel transports you to a Pacific Island scarred by conflict, seen through the innocent eyes of young Matilda.
In a place where hope seems lost, Mr. Watts, the sole white man on Bougainville, steps in as a schoolmaster. Ill-equipped but driven by a desire to inspire, he introduces his students to the world of literature through Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776950690 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776950690 |
| Author: | Lloyd Jones |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 132g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 111mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand’s best known contemporary writers. He has published essays and children’s books, his distinctive works including the novels The Book of Fame, winner of numerous literary awards, Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, Choo Woo, Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance, Paint Your Wife, Hand Me Down World, The Cage, The Fish, and the phenomenally successful Mister Pip, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Montana Medal for Fiction and the Kiriyama Writers’ Prize. Mister Pip was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007.
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