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Last Orders is the story of four men once close to London butcher Jack Dodds, who meet to carry out his last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. The men, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack and their favourite pub, must make their way down to a seaside town to complete the task. Through conversation and memory they trace the paths they have followed by choice and by accident; through the Second World War and its aftermath, through the dramas of family life, and their relationships with each other. In their brilliantly realized, richly nuanced voices, Swift has created a narrative language that perfectly expresses not only the comforts of old habits and friendships, but also the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.
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Last Orders, Graham Swift
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1997
- Bindwijze
- (Paperback)
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- Titel
- Last Orders
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Graham Swift
- Uitgever
- Vintage Canada
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1997
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0679308571
- ISBN13
- 9780679308577
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historisch thema, Familie, Hedendaagse literatuur, Vriendschap, 20e Eeuw, Britse Literatuur, Dood, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Engelse literatuur, Verfilmd, Londen, Rouw, Uit elkaar gaan, afscheid, Kanker, tumoren, Booker Prize
- Eerste editie
- 1996
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Last Orders
- Beoordeling
- 3,7 van 5
- Aantekening
- Last Orders is the story of four men once close to London butcher Jack Dodds, who meet to carry out his last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. The men, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack and their favourite pub, must make their way down to a seaside town to complete the task. Through conversation and memory they trace the paths they have followed by choice and by accident; through the Second World War and its aftermath, through the dramas of family life, and their relationships with each other. In their brilliantly realized, richly nuanced voices, Swift has created a narrative language that perfectly expresses not only the comforts of old habits and friendships, but also the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.