by Jon McGregor · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747585978
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«So Many Ways to Begin» is the literary novel by Jon McGregor, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (384 pages, in English).
David Carter, curator of a museum in Coventry, feels his life has not lived up to its promise. Words from the past make him suspect his family story is a lie. Set in post-war Britain, the novel crosses several stories and reflects on identity, memory and the lives that might have been.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2006, the novel was also nominated for the RSL Encore Award and the Dublin Literary Award.
For readers of contemporary and family literary fiction, with an interest in stories of memory, identity and everyday life.
Jon McGregor is a British novelist and short story writer. In 2002, his first novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize, making him then the youngest-ever contender. His second and fourth novels were longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006 and 2017 respectively. In 2012, his third novel, Even the Dogs, was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. The New York Times has labelled him a "wicked British writer".
