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Philip Hensher

Autor(a) de The Northern Clemency

27+ Works 2,448 Membros 75 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Obras de Philip Hensher

The Northern Clemency (2008) 803 cópias
The Mulberry Empire (2002) 345 cópias
King of the Badgers (2011) 217 cópias
Scenes from Early Life (2012) 106 cópias
The Emperor Waltz (2014) 94 cópias
Kitchen Venom (1996) 55 cópias
The Friendly Ones (2018) 46 cópias
Pleasured (1998) 42 cópias
The Fit (2004) 41 cópias
Other Lulus (1994) 25 cópias
Berlin stories (2019) 22 cópias
BP Portrait Award 2005 (2005) 16 cópias
Tales of Persuasion (2016) 15 cópias
To Battersea Park (2023) 12 cópias
Molesworth 2 cópias
The Collected Stories 1 exemplar(es)
Dead Languages 1 exemplar(es)
My dog Ian (2005) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

The Gate of Angels (1990) — Introdução, algumas edições865 cópias
The Corner That Held Them (1948) — Introdução, algumas edições578 cópias
The Soul of Kindness (1964) — Introdução, algumas edições389 cópias
Granta 81: Best of Young British Novelists 2003 (2003) — Contribuinte — 273 cópias
Granta 65: London (1999) — Contribuinte — 222 cópias
The Oxford Book of English Short Stories (1998) — Contribuinte — 190 cópias
Granta 76: Music (2001) — Contribuinte — 155 cópias
Granta 56: What Happened to Us? (1996) — Contribuinte — 125 cópias
The Stately Homo: A Celebration of the Life of Quentin Crisp (2000) — Contribuinte — 58 cópias
Why Willows Weep: Contemporary Tales from the Woods (2011) — Contribuinte — 22 cópias

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Four novellas, three autofiction. Set across the years of the pandemic. The first and last tell the story of the 'writer' and his husband both of whom have covid in the early months. The second about his parents. The first part was my favourite in how it showed for many, being so restricted in what they could do, became more observant of what they could see in the world, and how sometimes their imaginations ran away with themselves.

The title of the book referring to the fact that the narrator could only walk to Battersea Park, but could never enter it, as it took half an hour to get home, and the State said one was only permitted to be out for an hour.

The third part was perhaps a kind of covid nightmare.
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Caroline_McElwee | Jun 11, 2023 |
This is not my usual style of novel....despite it being my beloved historical fiction. I picked it up at a used book store, sat down and fell in love in the first chapter. After that things get sketchy. I was bored for much of the first third of the book...not so much with the author's style, which is beautiful and poignant and gritty, but with the procession of a number of skimming-the-surface characters. As we go back and forth and get to know each better I did find my heroes and the book held my interest more fully. All of the seemingly surface characters didn't feel overwhelming to me as other readers have mentioned. I enjoyed the peeks into the misconceptions of our main characters. The pervading emotion through all of the book though is one of a poignant looking-back, which took me out of the time and place, placing me here as a reader rather than inside the world. It's a horrible, human and inhumane story encompassing war in it's regular sense and war of the classes and cultures, all historical or perfectly plausible as such. Beautiful writing....I will certainly be seeking out more by this author.… (mais)
 
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Martialia | outras 7 resenhas | Sep 28, 2022 |
A chunky family saga set in Sheffield starting in the 70s and ending 20 years later. A definite start but a meandering dribble of an end. Interesting enough as it went along. The parents and children of two neighbouring families have each of their lives periodically investigated and laid out. Middle class life in a northern English city in the 70s and 80s. There's not much more to say about it.
 
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Steve38 | outras 31 resenhas | Feb 11, 2022 |
This is an intricate tale of two neighbours and their families in Sheffield. One, Hilary Spinster, a recently retired GP; the other Sharif and Nazi Sharifullah originally from Bangladesh who move next door after a decade in Sheffield. The two families are quite unalike, but Hensher draws us into their gradually closer relationships and appreciation of each other’s traditions. Each of the Spinster clan seems content to leas their own lives without interacting with other family members, whereas the Sharifullahs are forever interested and involved with each other. Hensher vividly sketches the life that the Sharifullahs enjoyed in Bangladesh and the violent events during the war for independence from Pakistan and its aftermath that caused them to leave and their difficult start in Sheffield. The intriguing and entertaining story is bookended by two parties; the first for the Sharifullahs housewarming that lead s to the meeting of the neighbours and which has a profound effect on them over the next 25 years; the second is for Hilary’s 100 years birthday and which promises further great changes for his family.… (mais)
 
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camharlow2 | 1 outra resenha | Aug 24, 2021 |

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Obras
27
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12
Membros
2,448
Popularidade
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Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
75
ISBNs
114
Idiomas
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