If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor (English) Paperback Book

Description: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARDWINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARDWINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE On a street in a town in the North of England, ordinary people are going through the motions of their everyday existence – street cricket, barbecues, painting windows… A young man is in love with a neighbour who does not even know his name. An old couple make their way up to the nearby bus stop. But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening. That this remarkable and horrific event is only poignant to those who saw it, not even meriting a mention on the local news, means that those who witness it will be altered for ever.Jon McGregors first novel brilliantly evokes the histories and lives of the people in the street to build up an unforgettable human panorama. Breathtakingly original, humane and moving, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is an astonishing debut. Author Biography Jon McGregor is the author of four novels and a story collection. He is the winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize, Betty Trask Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award, and has twice been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham, where he edits The Letters Page, a literary journal in letters. He was born in Bermuda in 1976, grew up in Norfolk, and now lives in Nottingham. Review My book of the year. A magical, spellbinding, profound novel Maggie OFarrell, Daily TelegraphA sensationally accomplished debut … a convincing and moving vision of contemporary Britain Sunday TimesThis is a novel of wonders ObserverThis novel owes as much to poetry as it does to prose in its hypnotic portrait of industrialised society … An assured debut The TimesThis is an ordinary world, shabby and melancholy, but McGregor describes it with mesmeric power … you wont read anything much more poignant than this Daily TelegraphThis is ecstatic writing, suffused with delight both at the things evoked and at the language that can recreate them … McGregors conviction will carry them a long way TLSA dream of a novel … It is not every novelist who has the gift, as Jon McGregor does, of reminding his readers of that heaven in a wild flower, that infinity in a grain of sand The TimesMcGregors publishers must be openly rejoicing …If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is the work of a burning new talent Daily MailMcGregor is an exemplary archivist of the humdrum … written by someone who detects so passionately the remarkable in the everyday SpectatorExtraordinary … McGregors triumphant prose-poem of ordinariness has a very contemporary kind of spirituality about it Sunday TimesWonderful … Full of gentle wonder and blinding insight … He has annotated the miracle of life Glasgow Herald Long Description WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD WINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE On a street in a town in the North of England, ordinary people are going through the motions of their everyday existence - street cricket, barbecues, painting windows... A young man is in love with a neighbour who does not even know his name. An old couple make their way up to the nearby bus stop. But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening. That this remarkable and horrific event is only poignant to those who saw it, not even meriting a mention on the local news, means that those who witness it will be altered for ever. Jon McGregors first novel brilliantly evokes the histories and lives of the people in the street to build up an unforgettable human panorama. Breathtakingly original, humane and moving, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is an astonishing debut. Review Quote e~My book of the year. A magical, spellbinding, profound novele(tm) Maggie Oe(tm)Farrell, Daily Telegraph e~McGregors publishers must be openly rejoicing e Feature * The critically acclaimed debut novel from Jon McGregor. Winner of the Betty Trask Award, the Somerset Maugham Award and longlisted for the Man Boooker Prize. * If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things has a lifetime TCM of 225k. With this new reissue, jacketed in the same style as Jons first novel for 4th Estate, Reservoir 13, we hope to introduce Jon to a new generation of readers. * We are simultaneously reissuing Jons other books, Even the Dogs (30k TCM), So Many Ways to Begin (47k TCM) and This isnt the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You (9k). * Jons magnificent first novel for 4th Estate, Reservoir 13, will be published 6th April 2017. Competition: The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away; The Last Act Of Hattie Hoffman. Cole Moreton;Mindy Mejia; Description for Sales People WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD WINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE On a street in a town in the North of England, ordinary people are going through the motions of their everyday existence - street cricket, barbecues, painting windows... A young man is in love with a neighbour who does not even know his name. An old couple make their way up to the nearby bus stop. But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening. That this remarkable and horrific event is only poignant to those who saw it, not even meriting a mention on the local news, means that those who witness it will be altered for ever. Jon McGregors first novel brilliantly evokes the histories and lives of the people in the street to build up an unforgettable human panorama. Breathtakingly original, humane and moving, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is an astonishing debut. Gold title * The critically acclaimed debut novel from Jon McGregor. Winner of the Betty Trask Award, the Somerset Maugham Award and longlisted for the Man Boooker Prize. * If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things has a lifetime TCM of 225k. With this new reissue, jacketed in the same style as Jons first novel for 4th Estate, Reservoir 13, we hope to introduce Jon to a new generation of readers. * We are simultaneously reissuing Jons other books, Even the Dogs (30k TCM), So Many Ways to Begin (47k TCM) and This isnt the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You (9k). * Jons magnificent first novel for 4th Estate, Reservoir 13, will be published 6th April 2017. Competition: The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away; The Last Act Of Hattie Hoffman. Cole Moreton;Mindy Mejia; Details ISBN0008218692 Year 2017 ISBN-10 0008218692 ISBN-13 9780008218690 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-02-09 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 823.92 Pages 288 Language English UK Release Date 2017-02-09 Author Jon McGregor Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9780008218706 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-02-28 NZ Release Date 2017-02-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160754882;

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