The Fatal Englishman :Three Short Lives
The Fatal Englishman :Three Short Lives
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Published:
7 September, 2023
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Compelling and stunningly written' THE TIMES
'Wildly exciting . . . a classic' SPECTATOR
'Flawless . . . poetic . . . superbly portrayed' DAILY TELEGRAPH
Three men. Three short, glittering lives.
Young English painter Christopher Wood arrives in Paris in 1921 set on becoming the next great master. By day he studies; by night he attends parties with Picasso and Cocteau before paying too high a price for success. Richard Hilary, a confident if unprincipled Spitfire pilot, is suffering from terrible burns after being shot down. But the operations to restore him haven't deterred him from returning to action. And Jeremy Wolfenden, the cleverest of his set at All Souls College, leaves it all behind to report on the Cold War. But his louche private life makes him a plaything for the intelligent services, taking him on a fateful journey between East and West.
The Fatal Englishman is a stunning tale of three short lives that burned brightly from a master storyteller.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781804944134 |
| ISBN10 | 1804944130 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 274 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 196 x 24 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cornerstone |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.