The Book of Fame
A glorious novel from the award-winning author of Mister Pip, now available as a trade paperback original from Vintage Canada.
The Book of Fame is a lyrical semi-fictional account of the 1905 All Black rugby tour of Europe — a tour that shaped New Zealand's identity, from which the players returned to find themselves accorded almost god-like status. This remarkable, award-winning novel is both a tribute to some of the world's first sporting celebrities and an investigation into the curious workings of fame.
Not just a book for lovers of sport, The Book of Fame is essentially a story about friendship and loyalty, and about a group of astonishing young men at the peak of their abilities.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
- Author
- Lloyd Jones
- Pages
- 178
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-14-029694-5
- EAN
- 9780140296945
- Genres
- fiction, sports, historical, travel
- Release date
- 2000
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