![]() First edition | |
Author | Graham Swift |
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Language | English |
Publisher |
Viking (UK) Poseidon Press (US) |
Publication date | 1988 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 208 |
ISBN | 978-0-6708-20849 |
Out of this World is the fourth novel by English author Graham Swift published in 1988 by Viking in the UK [1] and by Poseidon Press in the US. [2]
The majority of the novel is narrated by Harry, the son of Robert Beech a Victoria Cross veteran of WW1 and Harry's estranged daughter Sophie (who lives in New York). The novel is set in 1982, ten years after the death of Harry's father, in a car bomb by the IRA. Robert Beech was a prominent figure in the Arms industry but his death led to his son cutting short his career as a news photographer. The novel concentrates on the broken relationship between Harry (now an aerial photographer) and his daughter Sophie and the scars caused by the death of Robert.
![]() First edition | |
Author | Graham Swift |
---|---|
Language | English |
Publisher |
Viking (UK) Poseidon Press (US) |
Publication date | 1988 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 208 |
ISBN | 978-0-6708-20849 |
Out of this World is the fourth novel by English author Graham Swift published in 1988 by Viking in the UK [1] and by Poseidon Press in the US. [2]
The majority of the novel is narrated by Harry, the son of Robert Beech a Victoria Cross veteran of WW1 and Harry's estranged daughter Sophie (who lives in New York). The novel is set in 1982, ten years after the death of Harry's father, in a car bomb by the IRA. Robert Beech was a prominent figure in the Arms industry but his death led to his son cutting short his career as a news photographer. The novel concentrates on the broken relationship between Harry (now an aerial photographer) and his daughter Sophie and the scars caused by the death of Robert.