Synopsis
Digging a grave during a European civil war, two men share their experiences and draw conclusions about why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. A first novel. 35,000 first printing.
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'Has a sweep, a boldness, an offbeat compulsiveness that would be exceptional in any novelist, let alone a debutant' -- Sunday Telegraph
'Realised with photographic intensity and unremittingly paced, this is a devastatingly good novel' -- Observer
About the Author
Gerard Donovan was born in Ireland and now lives in New York. This is his first novel.
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