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<i>Last Orders</i> 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
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 1997
- Reliure
- (souple)
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- Titre
- Last Orders
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Graham Swift
- Éditeur
- Vintage Canada
- Publié
- 1997
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0679308571
- ISBN13
- 9780679308577
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Famille, Littérature contemporaine, Amitié, Relations, 20e siècle, Littérature britannique, Mort, Féminisme, Maturation, Littérature anglaise, Comédies, Mariage, Londres, 21e siècle, Satire, Années 60, Années 90 du XXe siècle, Prix Booker
- Description
- <i>Last Orders</i> 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.