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The temporary gentleman

Paperback • 2014 • English • 1. edition

The temporary gentleman

By Sebastian Barry

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About the book

Jack McNulty is a 'temporary gentleman', an Irishman whose commission in the British army in the Second World War was never permanent. In 1957, sitting in his lodgings in Accra, he urgently sets out to write his story. He feels he cannot take one step further, or even hardly a breath, without looking back at all that has befallen him.He is an ordinary man, both petty and heroic, but he has seen extraordinary things. He has worked and wandered around the world - as a soldier, an engineer, a UN ob...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780571276974

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2014

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The temporary gentleman

Format

Paperback

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