Description
One of the most acclaimed novels of recent times, The Underground Man is the fictionalised diary of a deeply eccentric English aristocrat.
The duke has just completed a network of tunnels beneath his estate. His health is failing, but his imagination seems to know no bounds. And while he spends more time underground and retreats ever deeper into the darker corners of his house there are some ghosts that demand to be acknowledged and some memories which insist on making themselves known.
For the first time on the Faber list, Mick Jackson's brilliant debut novel The Underground Man, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1997.
About the Author
Mick Jackson is the prize winning author of the novels, The Underground Man, Five Boys and The Widow's Tale. He also published, with the illustrator David Roberts, two acclaimed curiosities, Ten Sorry Tales and Bears of England. His latest novel is Yuki Chan in Bronte Country.
Reviews
"'Quite simply, astonishing.' Observer"
Awards
Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 1997.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571236299
Author Mick Jackson
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 210g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 120mm * 15mm