by Matthew Kneale · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782714438683
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«Les Passagers anglais» is the historical novel by Matthew Kneale, published by Belfond in paperback (530 pages, in French).
In 1857, an English reverend sets sail for Tasmania convinced that the Garden of Eden is there. He is accompanied by a disillusioned botanist, a doctor obsessed with race, and a smuggler captain. In parallel, Peevay narrates his people's resistance; the clash between both worlds is an ironic reflection on colonialism, science, and religion.
The original «English Passengers» was published in 2000; this French edition, translated by Georges-Michel Sarotte, won the Whitbread Award and the Prix Relay and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
For readers of historical and adventure fiction interested in colonialism and the encounter between cultures.
Matthew Kneale is a British writer. He is best known for his 2000 novel English Passengers.
