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Synopsis
Tim Binding is perhaps our finest chronicler of British 20th century history through the medium of fiction. With Man Overboard he has written the extraordinary and unlikely story of a real-life English war hero. Lionel 'Buster' Crabb became renowned during the Second World War for his amazing feats of underwater daring. After the war he was celebrated for embodying a particular English ideal – a love for King and Country – that seemed to be dying out. Then, in 1956, during a visit to Britain by Nikita Khrushchev, who had arrived by ship, Commander Crabb disappeared. Some thought he had perished while attempting to inspect the Soviet vessel; others that he had been kidnapped and forced to work for the USSR.
The truth remains unknown to this day, and out of this mystery Tim Binding has spun a wondrous piece of fiction – a deeply imaginative, gently funny and profoundly stirring exploration of the idea of Englishness. It is the story of a man who has made deep personal sacrifices for the sake of higher ideals and who must, towards the end of his days, measure their meaning and their worth.
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'A range of linguistic fire-power often missing from contemporary fiction ... A remarkable feat of compression, representing a significant artistic advance' -- Sean O'Brien, TLS, 24 June 2005
'A rare glimpse into the heart of an almost-extinct species of Englishman, one that Binding clearly loves and understands perfectly' -- Sunday Telegraph, June 19, 2005
'His finest novel so far ... genuinely authentic ... a consistently fine writer on English sense and sensibility' -- Iain Finlayson, Saga Book of the Month, June 2005
'His triumph is to have created a marvellous, anachronistic hero' -- Daily Mail, June 17, 2005
'Ingenious ... consistently entertaining and resourceful ... a convincing portrait of a restless postwar world' -- D J Taylor, The Guardian, 11 June, 2005
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An outstanding new novel from one of Britain's finest storytellers.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0330487477
- ISBN 13 9780330487474
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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