Paul Kingsnorth

The Wake

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ISBN 13:: 9781555977177
author:: Paul Kingsnorth
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Graywolf Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 14.1 x 2.8 x 20.8 cm
Genre:: Fiction, Historical,
Condition:: New
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A postapocalyptic novel set a thousand years in the past, Paul Kingsnorth brings a dire scenario back to us through the eyes of a proud landowner bearing witness to the end of his world. The Wake is a story of revenge, loss, and the search for a path forward in a world turned upside down. Written in a unique, updated version of Old English, the novel renders the inner life of an Anglo-Saxon man with an accuracy and immediacy rare in historical fiction. As the protagonist travels across a scorched English landscape, his world becomes increasingly unclear, and the boundaries between reality and madness begin to blur. This is a powerful and gripping tale of a man struggling to come to terms with the end of his world, and the true cost of his quest for revenge.

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