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The Book of Fame

Lloyd Jones

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English
Penguin Books (NZ)
01 August 2001
In 1905 a motley group of young New Zealand rugby players sets out by steamer on a journey to the other side of the world. The following year they are back, accorded a hero's welcome the like of which has never been seen in their country before. Their fame has spread before them across three continents.

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Imprint:   Penguin Books (NZ)
Country of Publication:   New Zealand
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   184g
ISBN:   9780143018094
ISBN 10:   0143018094
Pages:   192
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand's best known contemporary writers. He has published essays and children's books but his best known works include the novels The Book of Fame, winner of numerous literary awards, Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, Choo Woo, Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance, Paint Your Wife, HandMe Down Worldand the phenomenally successful Mister Pip, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Montana Medal for Fiction and the Kiriyama Writers' Prize. Mister Pip was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007. He lives in the Wairarapa.

  • Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Deutz Medal for Fiction 2001
  • Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Deutz Medal for Fiction 2001.
  • Winner of Tasmania Pacific Rim Region Prizes: Fiction 2003
  • Winner of Tasmania Pacific Rim Region Prizes: Fiction 2003.

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