Libro
Wood, Benjamin
Seascraper / Benjamin Wood
London : Penguin books, 2025
Penguin Viking
Titolo / Responsabilità: Seascraper / Benjamin Wood
Pubblicazione: London : Penguin books, 2025
Descrizione fisica:
162 p. ; 21 cm
Serie: Penguin Viking
ISBN: 9780241741344
Data:2025
Lingua:
Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese:
xx
Nota:
- The Booker prize 2025, longlisted. -
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Abstract:
Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp, spending the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street, and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream. When a striking visitor turns up, bringing the promise of Hollywood glamour, Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future.