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By (author) Boyd, William
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Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart”s – lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century – contains more than its fair share of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war.
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DISCOVER THE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED NOVEL ABOUT ONE HEART”S LOVES AND LOSSES FROM ICONIC STORYTELLER WILLIAM BOYD
”Superb, wonderful, enjoyable” Guardian
”Full of delights” The Times
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Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, and Logan Mountstuart”s – stretching across the twentieth century – is a rich tapestry of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war, and as an art-dealer in ”60s New York, Logan mixes with the men and women who shape his times. But as a son, friend, lover and husband, he makes the same mistakes we all do in our search for happiness. Here, then, is the story of a life lived to the full – and a journey deep into a very human heart.
”One of the things this book does so brilliantly, is it so authentically recreates historical characters” Ben Miller, on BBC 2”s Between The Covers
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”Astonishing, touching, extremely funny. A brilliant evocation of a past era and an immensely readable story” Sunday Telegraph
”Superb, wonderful, enjoyable” Guardian
”Generous, witty, sneakily profound” Evening Standard
Any Human Heart was adapted for a Channel 4 drama starring Kim Cattrall, Gillian Anderson, Matthew Macfadyen and Jim Broadbent and is perfect for readers of Sebastian Faulks and Hilary Mantel.
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”A terrific journey through the twentieth century. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable” – Jeremy Paxman”Wise, profound and moving. Only the very best novels make you look at your own life and imagine your own future with fresh eyes” – William Sutcliffe,Independent on Sunday”Superb, wonderful, enjoyable” Guardian”Sheer, truly brilliant storytelling. He has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries” Daily Telegraph”Astonishing, touching, extremely funny. A brilliant evocation of a past era and an immensely readable story” Sunday Telegraph”Astounding. One of Boyd”s greatest achievements” Mail on Sunday
Biographical note:
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.
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PREAMBLE TO THESE JOURNALS
“Yo, Logan,” I wrote. “Yo, Logan Mountstuart, vivo en la VillaFlores, Avenida de Brasil, Montevideo, Uruguay, America del Sur, ElMundo, El Sistema Solar, El Universo.” These were the first words Iwrote–or to be more precise, this is the earliest record of mywriting and the beginning of my writing life–words that wereinscribed on the flyleaf of an indigo pocket diary for the year 1912(which I still possess and whose pages are otherwise void). I was sixyears old. It intrigues me now* to reflect that my first writtenwords were in a language not my own. My lost fluency in Spanish isprobably my greatest r
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