Ulverton (novel)

Ulverton
First edition
AuthorAdam Thorpe
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEpisodic history of fictional village
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherMartin Secker & Warburg
Publication date
1992
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages272 pp (First edition)
ISBN0-436-52074-5
OCLC28724545

Ulverton is the first novel by British author Adam Thorpe. The work recounts 300 years of history in the fictional village of Ulverton, stylistically representing the literary eras of the day.[1] The novel won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize in 1992.

References

  1. ^ "English literature." Encyclopædia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Access Date September 13, 2008. www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/188217/English-literature.


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