The Gathering: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2007 by Anne Enright Paperback Book

Description: The Gathering by Anne Enright The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasnt the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmothers house, in the winter of 1968. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner of the Man Booker PrizeWitty, original, inventive...utterly compelling Daily MailWinner of the Man Booker PrizeThe nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasnt the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmothers house, in the winter of 1968.The Gathering is a novel about love and disappointment, about thwarted lust and limitless desire, and how our fate is written in the body, not in the stars.It is clearly the product of a remarkable intelligence, combined with a gift for observation and deduction A.L. Kennedy, Guardian Notes A remarkable family epic, which won the 2007 Man Booker Prize. The 9 surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather together in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. Slowly, the memories and secrets of 3 generations unravel, and sexual histories are revealed. Combining the lyricism of the old Irish literary tradition with the shock of the new, this is a book of daring, wit and insight. She beautifully describes the way hurt can be inherited... Enright is a daring writer - witty, original and inventive... Eithne Farry, Daily Mail Author Biography Anne Enright was born in Dublin, where she now lives and works. She has written two collections of stories, published together as Yesterdays Weather, one book of non-fiction, Making Babies, and seven novels, including The Gathering, which won the 2007 Man Booker Prize, The Forgotten Waltz, which was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and The Green Road, which was the Bord Gais Energy Novel of the Year and won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. In 2015 she was appointed as the first Laureate for Irish Fiction, and in 2018 she received the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Literature. She is also the recipient of the 2022 Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2024 Writers Prize for Fiction. Review She beautifully describes the way hurt can be inherited... Enright is a daring writer - witty, original and inventive... Utterly compelling -- Eithne Farry * Daily Mail *It is clearly the product of a remarkable intelligence, combined with a gift for observation and deduction -- A. L. Kennedy * Guardian *A welcome return, for this writer, to novel form, and as a fresh, sophisticated take on the ever-popular dysfunctional family saga -- Eve Patten * Irish Times *Anne Enright has all she needs in terms of imagination and technique and shes a tremendous phrase maker -- Adam Mars-Jones * Observer *Enright ambushes as memory does, drawing you into an event and then questioning its reality * Sunday Telegraph * Promotional Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2007 Prizes Winner of Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award 2008 Winner of Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007 Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2009 Short-listed for Irish Book Awards: RTE Radio 1s The Tubridy Show Listeners Choice Award 2008 Short-listed for Independent Booksellers Week Book of the Year Award: Adults Book of the Year 2008 Review Text She beautifully describes the way hurt can be inherited... Enright is a daring writer - witty, original and inventive... Utterly compelling Review Quote She beautifully describes the way hurt can be inherited... Enright is a daring writer - witty, original and inventive... Utterly compelling Promotional "Headline" Winner of the Man Booker Prize Details ISBN0099501635 Author Anne Enright Pages 272 Year 2008 ISBN-10 0099501635 ISBN-13 9780099501633 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1962 Media Book Short Title GATHERING Residence IE Series Vintage Books Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2008-03-20 Publication Date 2008-03-20 AU Release Date 2008-03-20 NZ Release Date 2008-03-20 Audience General Subtitle WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2007 Alternative 9781407018713 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:13971366;

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