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Land of Marvels
by Barry Unsworth
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0091926173
- ISBN 13
- 9780091926175
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Hutchinson , 2009. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book 304 pages. Item Type: Book. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0091926173. ISBN/EAN: 9780091926175. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 017680. . 9780091926175
Synopsis
Barry Unsworth, a writer with an "almost magical capacity for literary time travel" (New York Times Book Review) has the extraordinary ability to re-create the past and make it relevant to contemporary readers. In Land of Marvels, a thriller set in 1914, he brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.Somerville, a British archaeologist, is excavating a long-buried Assyrian palace. The site lies directly in the path of a new railroad to Baghdad, and he watches nervously as the construction progresses, threatening to destroy his discovery. The expedition party includes Somerville's beautiful, bored wife, Edith; Patricia, a smart young graduate student; and Jehar, an Arab man-of-all-duties whose subservient manner belies his intelligence and ambitions. Posing as an archaeologist, an American geologist from an oil company arrives one day and insinuates himself into the group. But he's not the only one working undercover to stake a claim on Iraq's rich oil fields. Historical fiction at its finest, Land of Marvels opens a window on the past and reveals its lasting impact.
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- Bookseller
- H4o Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017680
- Title
- Land of Marvels
- Author
- Barry Unsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0091926173
- ISBN 13
- 9780091926175
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- BZDB69 Fiction Fiction; Land of Marvels Barry Unsworth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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