by Bernard MacLaverty · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140108118
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«Lamb» is the contemporary fiction novel by Bernard MacLaverty, published by Penguin in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Michael Lamb is a religious in an institution where boys live under a discipline that sows fear. Without hope, he inherits money and flees with Owen, a twelve-year-old boy, convinced he can save him. The radio calls it kidnapping; for Michael it is the beginning of a better life, though outside harassment precipitates a limit decision.
The novel was first published in 1980; this edition appeared on 29 September 1988.
For readers of literary fiction interested in Irish narrative and stories about faith, responsibility and the search for meaning.
Bernard MacLaverty is a Northern Irish fiction writer and novelist. His novels include Cal and Grace Notes. He has written five books of short stories.
