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As a novelist, Graham Swift delights in the possibilities of the human voice, imagining his way into the minds and hearts of an extraordinary range of characters.
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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 1996
Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea at Margate. For reasons best known to herself, Jack’s widow, Amy, declines to join them.
On the surface, a simple tale of an increasingly bizarre day’s outing, this Booker-prize winning, internationally acclaimed novel is a resonant and classic exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary lives. Intensely local but overwhelmingly universal, faithful to the fleeting rhythms and accidental eloquence of everyday speech but also to the timeless truths of life and death, it succeeds in being comic and heartstopping, affectionate and wise, and in conferring on its stumbling, disappointed characters an enduring decency, dignity and depth.
‘A surpassing testament to Swift’s vibrant and powerful gifts’ The Times
‘A triumph . . . a story about the most fundamental things of all’ Evening Standard
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Last Orders by Graham Swift is widely praised for its richly emotional narrative and complex character development. Reviewers highlight its unique structure and poignant exploration of friendship, loss, and the passage of time. The novel's portrayal of its characters' intertwining stories is both moving and thought-provoking, earning it acclaim in the realm of general fiction.
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ISBN: 9781471187292
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 July 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Scribner UK
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
Graham Swift was born in 1949. He is the author of eleven novels, most recently Here We Are; three collections of short stories, including the highly praised England and Other Stories; and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize and with Last Orders the Booker Prize. Mothering Sunday became a worldwide bestseller and won the Hawthornden Prize for best work of imaginative literature. All three novels were made into films. His books have appeared in over thirty-five languages.
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