The Letter Bearer
The novel The Letter Bearer was critically acclaimed when it was published in 2014.[1][2]
Author was nominated for, or won several prestigious awards, including the McKitterick Prize.[3] The novel was shortlisted for the 2014 Desmond Elliott Prize.
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Ian Samson (2014-05-10). "The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison review – a man's attempt to remember". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
In Robert Allison's debut novel, the book's hero is a man suffering from amnesia, known only as 'the rider'.
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Kate Williams (2014-04-02). "The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison, book review: A gripping portrait of the horror - and humour - of war". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
Allison's is a beautifully written investigation into alienation, guilt and the will to survive.
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Alison Flood (2015-06-26). "Betty Trask award goes to Ben Fergusson's 'grittily evocative' debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
The £4,000 McKitterick prize, for a debut novel published by a writer over the age of 40, went to Robert Allison for The Letter Bearer.
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Categories:
- 2014 British novels
- 2014 debut novels
- Granta Books books