Out Of This World Paperback by Graham Swift

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage Canada (1998-03-17)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 212 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780679309383
• Item Weight: 255.15 grams
• Dimensions: 21.59 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm

"A disturbing and memorable novel, in which public happenings and private thoughts and relationships are relentlessly intertwined -- the best kind of novel."- The Globe and Mail

"Not a book the reader is likely to forget, Out of This World--deserves to be ranked at the forefront of contemporary fiction." - The New York Times Book Review

"In unravelling the unhappy lives of members of the Beech family, the grandfather a war hero, the son a celebrated photo-journalist, the granddaughter estranged and undergoing analysis, the plot embraces the history of this century's warfare and the attempts of individuals to escape the legacy of their past.... A moving and painful saga." - Sunday Times (U.K.)

"Serious and interesting... Out of This World is asking Swift's characteristically painful, intelligent, difficult questions about the world." - The Observer (U.K.)

"Graham Swift is a writer of extraordinary power." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Powerful and exciting...intense as a thriller." - The London Times

About the Author

Graham Swift is the author of six novels, including the Booker Prize-winning Last Orders. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in London, England.