by Jennifer Johnston · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141046969
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«How Many Miles to Babylon?» is the historical fiction novel by Jennifer Johnston, published by Penguin Books in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Alec and Jerry come from opposite worlds, but their love of horses makes them inseparable friends. When World War I breaks out in 1914, they both enlist for different reasons and meet again in the fields of Flanders, where the war will push their loyalty to the limit until a decision with devastating consequences.
Originally published in 1974, it is a work by Irish writer Jennifer Johnston, born in Dublin.
For readers of historical fiction and Irish literature: a short, classic story about friendship in World War I.
Jennifer Prudence Johnston was an Irish novelist. She won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). The Old Jest, a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called The Dawning, starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights.
