Any Human Heart

A BBC Two Between the Covers pick

William Boyd

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English

Penguin Books Ltd
15 June 2017

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

Series: Penguin Essentials

The classic novel spanning every decade of the 20th century, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time

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 and as an art-dealer in '60s New York, Logan mixes with the movers and shakers of 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.

By: William Boyd
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 181mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 276g
ISBN: 9780241981450
ISBN 10: 024198145X
Series: Penguin Essentials
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 15 June 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of fifteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.

Reviews for Any Human Heart: A BBC Two Between the Covers pick

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 * This fabulous book all about life... is the journey of anyone with a heart... I think of Any Human Heart often - the sign of a truly great book -- Fi Glover * Spectator * 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 *