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Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (2006, Hardcover) 
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (2006, Hardcover)

 
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (2006, Hardcover)

Author: David Mitchell
Publisher: Random House Inc
Publication Date: 2006-04-11
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1400063795
ISBN-13: 9781400063796
Product ID: EPID47966237
Description: Rich with period detail, this lyrical but unsentimental novel by the author of the critically acclaimed CLOUD ATLAS takes the reader back to 1982, and into the life of Jason Taylor, an introspective 13-year-old poet living in the small E...
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Synopsis
Rich with period detail, this lyrical but unsentimental novel by the author of the critically acclaimed CLOUD ATLAS takes the reader back to 1982, and into the life of Jason Taylor, an introspective 13-year-old poet living in the small English town of Black Swan Green. The book chronicles his unwilling observation of his parents' souring relationship, his attempts to conceal his stammer, and his struggles to remain, if not popular, at least not utterly despised by the popular kids.

Details
Publication Date:2006-04-11

Size
Length:272 pages
Height:9.0 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:20.0 oz

Publisher's Note
A meditative novel of a young boy on the cusp of adulthood follows a single year in the life of thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor as he grows up in what is for him the sleepiest village in Worcestershire, England, in 1982. By the aauthor of Cloud Atlas.

Industry Reviews
"[D]azzling....[H]as there ever been a more hectic, multilayered, virtuouso coming-of-age?....This book is so entertainingly strange, so packed with activity, adventures, and diverting banter, that you only realize as the extraordinary novel concludes that the timid boy has grown before your eyes into a capable young man. [Grade: ] A."
(04/14/2006)

"[A] gorgeously revealed cast....How Jason and his family navigate this year of change is the emotional core of this rich novel." (starred review)
(01/02/2006)

"Great Britain's CATCHER IN THE RYE--and another triumph for one of the present age's most interesting and accomplished novelists. " (starred review)
(02/01/2006)

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