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Prentis, clerk in the "dead crimes" division of the London Police department, suspects his boss is trying to drive him crazy. But why? In a race against his own ebbing sanity, he uncovers a trail that leads to his father - a war hero named "Shuttlecock", whose memoirs tell a tale of betrayal.
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"An astonishing study of forms of guilt, laced with a thread of detection--and outrageous humor." -"The Sunday Times" (London)
"A world that is half Kafka, half Orwell--joined on a cord of elegant, tough, swift writing." -"San Francisco Examiner
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"A world that is half Kafka, half Orwell--joined on a cord of elegant, tough, swift writing." -"San Francisco Examiner
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Intense psychological thriller from 1996 Booker Prize winner
Intense psychological thriller by Graham Swift, winner of the 1996 Booker Prize, from his backlist, brilliantly rejacketed by Picador in 1997. An unnerving study of power and inadequacy; and the manipulations of family and work life. "One of his generation's finest, with an imagination of rare immediacy and vitality" The Times; "A born storyteller" Daily Telegraph
Intense psychological thriller by Graham Swift, winner of the 1996 Booker Prize, from his backlist, brilliantly rejacketed by Picador in 1997. An unnerving study of power and inadequacy; and the manipulations of family and work life. "One of his generation's finest, with an imagination of rare immediacy and vitality" The Times; "A born storyteller" Daily Telegraph
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0140086765
- ISBN 13 9780140086768
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Condition: Good. Prentis, senior clerk in the 'dead crimes' department of police archives, is becoming more and more confused. Alienated from his wife and children, and obsessed by his father, a wartime hero now the mute inmate of a mental hospital, Prentis feels increasingly unsettled as his enigmatic boss, Mr Quinn, turns his investigation towards him - and his father. Gradually Prentis suspects that his father's breakdown and Quinn's menacing behaviour are connected and the link is to be found in his father's memoirs, 'Shuttlecock' . . . 'Excellent, profound' Alan Hollinghurst, ' London Review of Books ' 'An astonishing study of forms of guilt, laced with a thread of detection, and puckering now and then into outrageous humour' 'Sunday Times' 'A superbly written claustrophobic account of power that corrupts private and public life and of guilt that becomes obsession' 'Daily Telegraph' 'Swift's central strength as a writer is his integrity. Story and character are treated with a seriousness and respect that while allowing for the oddity of human behaviour - Shuttlecock is thoroughly and beautifully odd - always honours them' 'Times Literary Supplement' 'Serious, moving and often very funny indeed' 'Observer' 224 pages. Seller Inventory # 1381047
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