Boxer, Beetle

Paperback Published on: 03/03/2011
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Boxer, Beetle
A darkly enjoyable novel
Set largely in the 1930s, this is a dark and disturbing bit of storytelling. This story is deceptively dark, and contains a quite revolting twist that will... READ MORE
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Synopsis

NED BEAUMAN HAS BEEN NAMED AS ONE OF GRANTA MAGAZINE'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2013

Longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the for the Guardian First Book Award, Ned Beauman was chosen by The Culture Show as one of the twelve Best New British Writers in 2011.

This is a novel for people with breeding.

Only people with the right genes and the wrong impulses will find its marriage of bold ideas and deplorable characters irresistible. It is a novel that engages the mind while satisfying those that crave the thrill of a chase.

There are riots and sex. There is love and murder. There is Darwinism and Fascism, nightclubs, invented languages and the dangerous bravado of youth. And there are lots of beetles.

It is clever. It is distinctive. It is entertaining.

We hope you are too.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9780340998410
  • Number of pages: 272
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 220g
  • Languages: English

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Boxer, Beetle
Fantastical! Great!
This book is Kafkesque, funny, absurd and rooted in real events during a time of social upheaval. It is such an accomplished debut, so close to the bone ye... READ MORE
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