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The Giant, O’Brien

Af: Hilary Mantel Engelsk Paperback

The Giant, O’Brien

Af: Hilary Mantel Engelsk Paperback
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From the author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light, comes the true story of the 18th Century Irish giant, Charles O’Brien, who was exhibited in London and eventually dissected by the surgeon John Hunter.Charles O’Brien, bard and giant. The cynical are moved by his flights of romance; the craven stirred by his tales of epic deeds. But what of his own story as he is led from Ireland to seek his fortune beyond the seas in England?The Surprising Irish Giant may be the sensation of the season but only his compatriots seem to attend to his mythic powers of invention. John Hunter, celebrated surgeon and anatomist, buys dead men from the gallows and babies’ corpses by the inch. Where is a man as unique as The Giant to hide his bones when he is yet alive?The Giant, O’ Brien is an unforgettable novel; lyrical, shocking and spliced with black comedy.
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From the author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light, comes the true story of the 18th Century Irish giant, Charles O’Brien, who was exhibited in London and eventually dissected by the surgeon John Hunter.Charles O’Brien, bard and giant. The cynical are moved by his flights of romance; the craven stirred by his tales of epic deeds. But what of his own story as he is led from Ireland to seek his fortune beyond the seas in England?The Surprising Irish Giant may be the sensation of the season but only his compatriots seem to attend to his mythic powers of invention. John Hunter, celebrated surgeon and anatomist, buys dead men from the gallows and babies’ corpses by the inch. Where is a man as unique as The Giant to hide his bones when he is yet alive?The Giant, O’ Brien is an unforgettable novel; lyrical, shocking and spliced with black comedy.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9781857028867
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1857028864
Kategori: Irland
Udg. Dato: 3 jun 1999
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato: 3 jun 1999
Forfatter(e): Hilary Mantel
Forfatter(e) Hilary Mantel

Kategori Irland

ISBN-13 9781857028867

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 224

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 130mm

Udg. Dato 3 jun 1999

Oplagsdato 3 jun 1999

Forlag HarperCollins Publishers

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