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Item Details
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BIRDSONG
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| By: |
Sebastian Faulks |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0099387913 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780099387916 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
4 January, 2007 |
| Pages: |
528 |
| Description: |
Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. Over the course of the novel he suffers a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experiences of the war itself. |
| Synopsis: |
Set before and during the great war, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. Over the course of the novel he suffers a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experiences of the war itself. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Whitaker Gold Book Award 2001.
Winner of Enid McLeod Literary Award 1993.
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003.
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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Book Level : 6.1
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 27
Quiz number : 206692
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