'Exceptional' Jonathan Coe. 'Superb' John Banville. 'Lovely' John Fowles
Adam Thorpe was born in Paris in 1956. His first novel, Ulverton, appeared in 1992, and he has published two books of stories and six poetry collections and nine further novels, most recently Flight (2012). www.adamthorpe.net
If you believe English fiction is jaded, you must read Adam
Thorpe... Tender, precise, tragicomic and unsentimental.
*Independent on Sunday*
We arent used to the many deep matters Thorpe touches on, not to
such a thorough grasp of the complex nature of our rural past, and
through it, of all existence itself... Suddenly English lives
again
*Guardian*
These stories sing like psalms, robust and vibrant - a poet's novel
and a celebration that no social historian would dare attempt
*Observer*
A superb and moving meditation on history, fate and the nature of
time, Ulverton is at once a traditional fiction and a wholly
successful testing of the limits of literary art
*John Banville*
Spanning three centuries and encompassing a startling variety of
lives, this debut novel from poet Adam Thorpe is nothing less than
a bravura performance... With Ulverton, Thorpe has woven his own
enticing 'secret web'. This is no mere promising first novel, but a
major work, heralding a brillant new voice in British fiction
*Washington Post*
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