The Congress of Rough Riders

John Boyne

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English

Black Swan
03 September 2019

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

The stunning second novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West.

Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry.

When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill's stage show, ""The Congress of Rough Riders of the World"" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return.

By: John Boyne
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9780552776141
ISBN 10: 0552776149
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 03 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six novels. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas won two Irish Book Awards, was shortlisted for the British Book Award and has recently been made into a Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over 30 languages and his new novel, The Absolutist, is published is 2011. He lives in Dublin. www.johnboyne.com

Reviews for The Congress of Rough Riders

"""Boyne's story has echoes of John Irving's sprawling family epics. This is an entertaining campfire story"" Time ""A total blast... clever, provocative stuff. A formidable achievement"" Independent ""A rollicking ride...Compelling"" The Scotsman ""The charm of history in this book lies in imagining how exciting it would have been to live there"" Observer ""Boyne is an engaging writer who succeeds in making his readers care about the confused and rather selfish William"" Daily Telegraph"