by Barry Unsworth · Gardners Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140260915
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«Losing Nelson» is a contemporary fiction novel by Barry Unsworth, in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Charles Cleasby, obsessed with Horatio Nelson, recreates the admiral's naval battles in the basement of his London house and writes his biography. Miss Lily questions Nelson's heroism; evidence that tarnishes the hero's image and Charles's internal battle between light and shadow, reality and fantasy, ultimately undermine his identity.
Originally published in 1999, the novel was chosen as a Notable Book by The New York Times and a Best Book of 1999 by Publishers Weekly; the paperback edition was released on 6 July 2000.
For readers of contemporary and historical fiction, particularly those interested in the figure of Horatio Nelson and in stories about obsession and identity crisis.
Barry Unsworth FRSL was an English writer known for his historical fiction. He published 17 novels, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger.
