Book description
'Not a book the reader is likely to forget, Out of this World deserves
to be ranked at the forefront of contemporary literature' New York Times
Book Review In 1972, Robert Beech, First World War survivor and
present-day armaments maker, is killed by a car bomb. The event breaks
the career of his son Harry, a news photographer, and comes close to
destroying his granddaughter Sophie. Ten years later, the Falklands War
has begun and both Harry, now working as an aerial photographer, and
Sophie, visiting an analyst in New York, are haunted by a past that has
scarred and divided them. 'As tense as a thriller . . . a powerful and
exciting book that raises uncomfortable political questions' The Times
'It appeals to the emotions, the intellect and the imagination, and its
elegance is as durable as Greek art . . . a novel for those who still
believe in the importance of fiction, indeed of art' Scotsman 'The novel
succeeds brilliantly. The impression is of having been shown all the
majesty as well as the emotional complexity of history' Time Out
'Brilliant clarity and depth' Mail on Sunday
Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of eight acclaimed
novels and a collection of short stories; his most recent work is
Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and
reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the
Guardian Fiction Prize (1983), and with Last Orders the
Booker Prize (1996). Both novels have since been made into films.
Graham Swift's work has appeared in over thirty languages.
