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Ian McEwan's Somerset Maugham Award-winning collection First Love, Last Rites brought him instant recognition as one of the most influential voices writing in England today. Taut, brooding, and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom,... read more
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- Jenny
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- Dale
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- Charlie
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- Claire
- Jo
- Hunter
- Goodman
- Nicholls
- Lulu Smith
- Maisie
- Mr Watson
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In Melton Mowbray in 1875 at an auction of articles of "curiosity and worth", my great-grandfather, in the company of M his friend, bid for the penis of Captain Nicholls who died in Horsemonger jail in 1873.
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Solid Geometry
Homemade
Last Day of Summer
Cocker at the Theatre
Butterflies
Conversation with a Cupboard Man
First Love, Last Rites
Disguises
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- Ian McEwan (Author)
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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1975
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Publication Date: 1975
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- Somerset Maugham Award (1976)
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- Dewey: 823.914
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