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Waterland

by Graham Swift
Waterland
Waterland

Mesmerizing saga of history, family, and madness.

"Waterland" immerses you in the haunting Fen Country landscape, weaving through time with stories that sink their teeth into the fabric of history and personal legacy. With Graham Swift's eloquent prose, the novel skillfully intertwines themes of nature, ancestry, and the complexities of human emotion. It's an enriching read for those who appreciate a novel that offers not just a story, but a profound exploration of life's cyclical nature.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1983)
  • Guardian Fiction Award (1983)
  • Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1983)
  • Premio Grinzane Cavour for Narrativa Straniera (1987)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Waterland

by Graham Swift
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ISBN: 9780330518215
Authors: Graham Swift
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2010-04-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 9223 readers)

Description

Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors, Waterland is a book that takes in eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family romance as tormented as any in Greek tragedy. In the years since its first publication, in 1983, Waterland has established itself as one of the classics of twentieth-century British literature: a visionary tale of England’s Fen country; a sinuous meditation on the workings of history; and a family story startling in its detail and universal in its reach.
 

Mesmerizing saga of history, family, and madness.

"Waterland" immerses you in the haunting Fen Country landscape, weaving through time with stories that sink their teeth into the fabric of history and personal legacy. With Graham Swift's eloquent prose, the novel skillfully intertwines themes of nature, ancestry, and the complexities of human emotion. It's an enriching read for those who appreciate a novel that offers not just a story, but a profound exploration of life's cyclical nature.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1983)
  • Guardian Fiction Award (1983)
  • Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1983)
  • Premio Grinzane Cavour for Narrativa Straniera (1987)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.