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'A crackling good yarn - Graham Greene meets Gabriel García Marquez' Evening Standard
'A beautiful affectionate portrait' Sunday Times
Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His novels have been translated into twenty languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, Snowleg and The Dancer Upstairs, which was chosen by the American Libraries Association in 1997 as the year's best novel, and in 2001 was made into a film of the same name by John Malkovich. His last novel, Secrets of the Sea, was a best-seller in Germany. He is married with two small boys and currently lives in Oxford.
Keynote/Publisher Comment'Already my bet for this year's Booker Prize. A superbly achieved and moving novel' Giles Foden
'Shakespeare must be praised for his energy, his always lucid presentation' IAN MORRISON, Independent on Sunday
A breathtaking new tale from Nicholas Shakespeare, who The Times called 'One of our best and truest novelists'.
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