by Magnus Mills · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006551140
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«The Restraint of Beasts» is Magnus Mills's black comedy novel, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Tam, Richie and their supervisor form a fencing gang who, after a disastrous job in Scotland, go to England to repair a fence. Between rainy days, they live in a caravan, eat baked beans and spend their money at the pub. Soon they cross paths with the Hall brothers, butchers, rival fencers and local heroes.
It is Magnus Mills's first novel; it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the McKitterick Prize.
For readers of literary fiction and British humour, including reading groups, looking for a black comedy with dry dialogue.
Magnus Mills is an English fiction writer and former bus driver. He is best known for his first novel, The Restraint of Beasts, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and praised by Thomas Pynchon.
