The Longest Memory

Fred D'Aguiar

ISBN 10: 0701162341 / ISBN 13: 9780701162344

Published by Chatto & Windus, 1994

Seller Inventory # TSB1968

Synopsis:

This is the first novel by the prize-winning poet, Fred D'Aguiar, and has been awarded the 1994 David Higham Prize, and also the 1994 Whitbread First Novel category. Set on a Virginian plantation in the 19th century and it tells the tragic story of a rebellious, fiercely intelligent young slave.

Review: "A haunting novel whose brevity and directness belie the depths of tragedy it plumbs." (Aida Edemariam The Guardian (London))

"D'Aguiar marks his accomplished arrival as a novelist with this compelling and compassionate work" (Sean Coughlan The Times)

"A short book that speaks volumes about slavery... Keeping his page taut with compression and compassion, D'Aguiar makes The Longest Memory hard to forget" (Peter Kemp Sunday Times)

"This deceptively simple book resonates long after it is finished" (Paula Burnett New Statesman and Society)

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Longest Memory
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Edition: 1st Edition
Book Type: book