Pilcrow

Pilcrow

by Adam Mars - Jones (Author)

Synopsis

Meet John Cromer, one of the most unusual heroes in modern fiction. If the minority is always right then John is practically infallible. Growing up disabled and gay in the 1950's, circumstances force John from an early age to develop an intense and vivid internal world. As his character develops, this ability to transcend external circumstance through his own strength of character proves an invaluable asset. Extremely funny and incredibly poignant, this is a major new novel from a writer at the height of his powers.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Edition: Main - Re-issue
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 05 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 0571217044
ISBN 13: 9780571217045
Book Overview: Adam Mars-Jones's Pilcrow is a wonderful and much-anticipated coming-of-age story from an acclaimed literary author.

Author Bio
Adam Mars-Jones's first book of stories, Lantern Lecture, was published in 1981 and won a Somerset Maugham Award. In 1983 and again in 1993 he was named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, despite not having produced a novel at the time. His Zen status as an acclaimed novelist without a novel was dented by the appearance of The Waters of Thirst, and can only suffer further with the appearance of Pilcrow.