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BLEEDOUT
THEORY OF WAR
PROLOGUE (published in
the US as THE UNMAKING
OF A DANCER)
DEATH COMES FOR
PETER PAN
THE ÉMIGRÉ
Synopsis:
Jonathan Carrick is a white child sold into slavery after the Civil War—a forgotten chapter of Americana—and cruelly treated by his master and his master’s son, George, who becomes the object of a hatred that endures half a century. Jonathan’s escape to a new life as a railroadman, then as an itinerant pracher, opens up a new world for him. But within him lies the need for revenge—his own private war against George—that must be satisfied.
Theory of War received a national Endowment for the Arts grant in the US, won the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and the Whitbread Book of the Year in the UK and won the Prix de Meilleur Livre Etranger in France.
Reviews:
“A modern work of genius … one of the most remarkable and accomplished fictions to come from these islands”—Spectator.
“An ecstasy, made up of beauty, pain, cruelty and splendour”—Sunday Times.
“Stunning … lyrical and bloody …scorching pages”—Observer.
“shocking, brilliantly realized fiction”—Esquire.
“Unforgettable… The novel hits us like a fist”—Chicago Tribune
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