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The magnificent novel by bestselling and award-winning Kate Atkinson: 'A masterpiece' - Telegraph; 'Pageturner' - Evening Standard; 'Wise, funny and paced like a thriller' Observer
In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever.
Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence.
Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of this country’s most exceptional writers.
'How vehemently most novelists will wish to produce a masterpiece as good' Telegraph
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Kate Atkinson is one of the world's foremost novelists. Her most recent novel, Shrines of Gaiety, set in the aftermath of the First World War, is a Sunday Times bestseller. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Her three critically lauded and prize-winning novels set around the Second World War are Life After Life, an acclaimed 2022 BBC TV series, A God in Ruins (both winners of the Costa Novel Award) and Transcription. Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel Big Sky. Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever. Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence. Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of this country's most exceptional writers.
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- ISBN 10 0552776653
- ISBN 13 9780552776653
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Condición: Bueno. : En 1940, Juliet Armstrong, de dieciocho años, es reclutada a regañadientes en el mundo del espionaje. Enviada a un oscuro departamento del MI5 encargado de monitorear las idas y venidas de los simpatizantes fascistas británicos, descubre que el trabajo es por turnos tedioso y aterrador. Pero una vez terminada la guerra, presume que los acontecimientos de esos años han quedado relegados al pasado para siempre. Diez años después, ahora productora de radio en la BBC, Juliet se enfrenta inesperadamente a figuras de su pasado. Ahora se está librando una guerra diferente, en un campo de batalla diferente, pero Juliet se encuentra una vez más bajo amenaza. Se debe una cuenta de ajuste, y finalmente comienza a darse cuenta de que no hay acción sin consecuencia. Transcription es una obra de rara profundidad y textura, una novela moderna de bravura de extraordinario poder, ingenio y empatía. Es una obra de ficción triunfal de uno de los escritores más excepcionales de este país. EAN: 9780552776653 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: Transcription Autor: Kate Atkinson Editorial: Transworld Publishers Idioma: en Páginas: 386 Formato: tapa blanda. Nº de ref. del artículo: Happ-2024-10-15-62263349
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The magnificent novel by bestselling and award-winning Kate Atkinson: 'A masterpiece' - Telegraph; 'Pageturner' - Evening Standard; 'Wise, funny and paced like a thriller' Observer In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever. Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence. Transcription is a work of rare depth and texture, a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power, wit and empathy. It is a triumphant work of fiction from one of this countrys most exceptional writers. 'How vehemently most novelists will wish to produce a masterpiece as good' Telegraph ______________. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR009761062
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