by Beryl Bainbridge · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140172607
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«The Birthday Boys» is the historical novel by Beryl Bainbridge, published by Penguin in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Historical fiction about Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1912. Scott and four of his men —Titus Oates, Bill Wilson, Taff Evans and Birdie Bowers— narrate the journey from life on board to the final march across the ice. Bainbridge portrays the camaraderie, pride and optimism that turn the enterprise into a tragedy.
The novel originally appeared in 1991, published in London by Duckworth; this Penguin paperback edition is from 1993.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction, exploration history and stories about Antarctica, with an interest in the figure of Captain Scott.
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as a national treasure. In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945".
