The romantic
Boyd, William, 1952-2022
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Total copies: 4
Set in the 19th century, this novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and vicissitudes of his life. He is variously a soldier, a lover, a husband, a father, a friend of famous poets, a writer, a bankrupt, a jailbird, a farmer, an African explorer - and many other manifestations - before, finally, he becomes a minor diplomat, a consul based in Trieste (then in Austria-Hungary) where he thinks he will see out the end of his days in well-deserved tranquillity. This will not come to pass.
Main title:
The romantic / William Boyd.
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Imprint:
London : Viking, 2022.
Collation:
384 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780241542026 (hbk)0241542022 (hbk)9780241542040 (ePub ebook)
LC class:
PR6052.O9192
Language:
English
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BRN:
392606