Tongues of Flame Tim Parks

Name: Tongues of Flame By Tim Parks
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Tongues of Flame by Tim Parks

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Summary

The gift of tongues, prophecy exorcism. . . what might such concepts mean in a complacent backwater of North London? For Richard Bowen, adolescence becomes a nightmare when his parents join the charismatic movement and find a devil in his brother. Winner of the Somerset Maugham and Betty Trask Awards.

Tongues of Flame Summary

Tongues of Flame by Tim Parks

The gift of tongues, prophecy exorcism...what might such concepts mean in a complacent backwater of North London? For Richard Bowen, adolescence becomes a nightmare when his parents join the charismatic movement and find a devil in his brother. Winner of the Somerset Maugham and Betty Trask Awards.

Tongues of Flame Reviews

"Religion, sex and mania bursting hoof-footed from suburban doors" -- Fay Weldon
"Not since The Catcher in the Rye has there been such a believable portrayal of male puberty. The quality of story-telling and the cadence of the prose have a piercing authenticity" * Catholic Herald *
"As a technician [Parks] cannot be faulted. His book builds to a terrifying tour de force, made bearable only by the tight prose" -- Jeanette Winterson
"He can write, at will, like a modern Henry James, proceeding with composure through the labyrinth" * Literary Review *

About Tim Parks

Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981 he moved to Italy where he has lived ever since. He is the author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, Cleaver, A Season with Verona and Teach Us to Sit Still. He has won the Somerset Maugham, Betty Trask and Llewellyn Rhys awards, and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lectures on literary translation in Milan, writes for publications such as the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, and his many translations from the Italian include works by Moravia, Calvino, Calasso, Tabucchi and Machiavelli.

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Sku

GOR001886859

ISBN 13

9780749396176

ISBN 10

0749396172

Title

Tongues of Flame by Tim Parks

Author

Tim Parks

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

1996-02-26

Number of pages

144

Prizes

Winner of Betty Trask Award 1986 Winner of Betty Trask Awards 1986

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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