Kniha Anglo-Saxon Attitudes Angus Wilson

Anglo-Saxon Attitudes

Autor: Angus Wilson
Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Vydavatel: Faber & Faber
Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele
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"Angus Wilson is one of the most enjoyable novelists of the 20th century...Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (19...

Informace o knize

Autor
Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
2008
Stránek
348
EAN
9780571243174
ISBN
0571243177
Enbook ID
04446964
Vydavatel
Hmotnost
372
Rozměry
128 x 199 x 28

Kompletní popis

"Angus Wilson is one of the most enjoyable novelists of the 20th century...Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956) analyses a wide range of British society in a complicated plot that offers all the pleasures of detective fiction combined with a steady and humane insight". (Margaret Drabble). First published in 1956, Anglo-Saxon Attitudes draws upon perhaps the most famous archaeological hoax in history: the 'Piltdown Man', finally exposed in 1953. The novel's protagonist is Gerald Middleton, professor of early medieval history and taciturn creature of habit. Separated from his Swedish wife, Gerald is increasingly conscious of his failings. Moreover, some years ago he was involved in an excavation that led to the discovery of a grotesque idol in the tomb of Bishop Eorpwald. The sole survivor of the original excavation party, Gerald harbours a potentially ruinous secret...

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