by Beryl Bainbridge · Duckworth · tapa dura · ISBN 9780715627334
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«Every Man for Himself» is the historical novel by Beryl Bainbridge, published by Duckworth in hardcover (224 pages, in English).
Set in the days before the sinking of the Titanic, the novel follows Morgan, nephew of the shipping line's owner, among first-class passengers. Bainbridge portrays Edwardian society, the distance from third-class passengers and the crew's attitude, until the catastrophe breaks the calm on board.
Originally published in 1996, the work was a finalist for the Booker Prize and won the Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
For readers of historical fiction and literary narrative interested in the Titanic and Edwardian society.
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as a national treasure. In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945".
