Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance
$25.20
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2008
Summary
In tango, there are no wrong turns. But every dance begins with a backward step. This is where Louise and Schmidt’s story begins, with a backward step.
Intertwining two love stories across three generations, the Booker-shortlisted author of Mister Pip takes us to Buenos Aires, New Zealand and Sydney.
Louise and Schmidt meet in a small town in New Zealand during World War I. When locals pursue them, stirred to violence against Schmidt for his German name, he and Louise…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921351556 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1921351551 |
| Author: | Lloyd Jones |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 366g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand’s best known contemporary writers. He has published essays and children’s books but his best known works include the novels The Book of Fame, winner of numerous literary awards, Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, Choo Woo, Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance, Paint Your Wife, HandMe Down World and the phenomenally successful Mister Pip, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Montana Medal for Fiction and the Kiriyama Writers’ Prize. Mister Pip was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007. He lives in the Wairarapa.
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