Self Help (novel)
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 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Edward Docx |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Picador (UK) Mariner Books (US) |
Publication date | 2007 (UK), 2008 (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print & eBook |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Self Help (published as Pravda in the US) is a novel by English author Edward Docx, published in 2007 by Picador; it won Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize that year and was also long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.[1] The novel has received positive reviews,[2] his description of cities being compared to both Dickens[3] and Dostoevsky.[4]
Plot introduction
[edit | edit source]"Alone in her native St. Petersburg, Maria Glover sends an urgent summons to London and New York. Her son and daughter arrive too late to see her".[5] Their mother's death marks the beginning of the twins search for the truth about her...
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ Financial Times quoted on back cover of 2008 Picador edition
- ^ Back cover Text, 2008 Picador paperback edition
External links
[edit | edit source]- Author's Webpage, Self Help/Pravda
- Interview with author
- Links to multiple reviews of Self Help by Edward Docx.
