A Breed of Heroes
A Breed of Heroes
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Zusammenfassung
This novel deals with a battalion's four-month tour of duty in Armagh and Belfast during the early 1970s. The central character is Charles Thoroughgood, who with his men, has to cope with boredom as well as occasional outbreaks of horror. Winner of a Royal Society of Literature Award.
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A Breed of Heroes by Alan Judd
This outstanding first novel established Alan Judd's literary reputation and was one of the most talked about and best-selling books for years. After university and Sandhurst, Charles Thoroughgood has now joined the Assault Commandos and is on a four-month tour of duty in Armagh and Belfast. The thankless task facing him and his men - to patrol the tension filled streets through weeks of boredom punctured only by bursts of horror takes them through times of tragedy, madness, laughter and terror. Alan Judd tells Thoroughgood's tale with verve, compassion and humour. The result is an exceprionally fine novel which blends bitter human incident with bizarre army farce that will make you laugh out loud. 'Entertaining and compulsively readable achieves a memorable authenticity.' Melvyn Bragg
'Entertaining and compulsively readable achieves a memorable authenticity' Melvyn Bragg
Alan Judd's Ford Madox Ford won the Royal Society of Literature and Heinemann Awards; his novella, The Devil's Own Work, won the Guardian fiction prize. His celebrated novel A Breed of Heroes was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and was made into an award-winning multi-episode drama for the BBC. He is the author of three other novels, and has recently retired from the Foreign Office.
| SKU | GOR001657983 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780006545354 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006545351 |
| Titel | A Breed of Heroes |
| Autor | Alan Judd |
| Buchzustand | Sehr Gut |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2001-12-03 |
| Seitenanzahl | 288 |
| Preise | Winner of Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize 1981 |
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