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The north water was longlisted for the man booker prize 2016. Ian mcguire grew up near hull, england, and studied at the university of manchester and the university of virginia in the united states. Stinking, drunk, brutal and bloodthirsty, henry drax is a harpooner on the volunteer, a yorkshire whaling ship bound for the hunting waters of the arctic circle. He is the cofounder and codirector of the university of manchesters centre for new writing. The north water by ian mcguire england 2016 272 pages read by john keating rating 4 historical fiction man booker long list 2016. Mcguire s focus of study and field of interest is american realist literature which is defined as. Also aboard for the first time is patrick sumner, an exarmy surgeon with a shattered reputation, no money. Feb 05, 2017 the north water by ian mcguire is published by scribner. The north water, ian mcguires savage new novel about a 19thcentury arctic whaling expedition, is a great white shark of a book swift, terrifying, relentless and unstoppable. Ian grew up in east yorkshire, and studied at the university of manchester in england and the university of virginia in the united states. The north water, ian mcguire s savage new novel about a 19thcentury arctic whaling expedition, is a great white shark of a book swift, terrifying, relentless and unstoppable.
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The language has a harsh, surprising beauty that contrasts the spectacular setting with the greedy, bankrupt men who force their way northward, armed with harpoons for slaughter. Ian mcguires second novel resembles a particularly gruesome. Mcguires focus of study and field of interest is american realist literature which is defined as. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Ian mcguires second novel resembles a particularly gruesome grand. Just as an arboretum and botanical garden produce things of beauty, the area of london in which some of the whalers that board the volunteer.
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