Augustown Kei Miller

Name: Augustown By Kei Miller
SKU: 9781474603607
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Augustown by Kei Miller

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Summary

From Kei Miller, the winner of the 2014 Forward Prize, a magical and haunting novel set in the underbelly of Jamaica.

Augustown Summary

Augustown by Kei Miller

It is 11 April 1982 and a smell is coming down John Golding Road right alongside the boy-child, something attached to him, like a spirit but not quite. Ma Taffy is growing worried. She knows that something is going to happen. Something terrible is going to pour out into the world. But if she can hold it off for just a little bit longer, she will. So she asks a question that surprises herself even as she asks it, 'Kaia, I ever tell you bout the flying preacherman?'

Augustown Reviews

Driven by atmosphere more than plot, the language is as clear as spring water * OBSERVER *
Richly nuanced and empathetic . . . a vivid modern fable * GUARDIAN *
Like a wide-angled lens, Miller's novel fits much into a small frame - Augustown itself, Rastafari, gang and police violence, religious opposition to colonial rule - but still gives an impression of space * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Truly panoramic * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Miller's storytelling is superb, its power coming from the seamless melding of the magical and the everyday, which gives his novel a significant fabular quality * Sunday Times *

About Kei Miller

Kei Miller was born in Jamaica in 1978. He is the author of three novels, THE SAME EARTH, THE LAST WARNER WOMAN and AUGUSTOWN, several collections of poetry and a book of short stories, THE FEAR OF STONES, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book. In 2014, he won the prestigious Forward Prize for Poetry for his collection, THE CARTOGRAPHER TRIES TO MAP A WAY TO ZION. He teaches Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Additional information

Sku

GOR007953761

ISBN 13

9781474603607

ISBN 10

1474603602

Title

Augustown by Kei Miller

Author

Kei Miller

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year published

20160714

Number of pages

256

Prizes

Short-listed for Ondaatje Prize 2017 Short-listed for Green Carnation Prize 2016

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us