The Man Who Wasn't There (Paperback, 1st Picador USA ed)


Twelve-year-old Colin knows little about his father except that he must have fought in the war. His mother, totally absorbed by the nightclub where she works, says nothing about him, and Colin turns to films for images of what his father might have been. Weaving in and out of Colin's real life, his imagined film explores issues of loyalty and betrayal and searches for the answer to the question 'What is a man?'

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Twelve-year-old Colin knows little about his father except that he must have fought in the war. His mother, totally absorbed by the nightclub where she works, says nothing about him, and Colin turns to films for images of what his father might have been. Weaving in and out of Colin's real life, his imagined film explores issues of loyalty and betrayal and searches for the answer to the question 'What is a man?'

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Product Details

General

Imprint

St. Martins Press-3pl

Country of origin

United States

Release date

April 2001

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

April 2001

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 139 x 10mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

160

Edition

1st Picador USA ed

ISBN-13

978-0-312-27543-3

Barcode

9780312275433

Categories

LSN

0-312-27543-9



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