The Book of Evidence
John Banville
The Book of Evidence by John Banville is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~5.6 hr
A Disaffection
by James Kelman (1989)
About this book
Patrick Doyle, a Glasgow schoolteacher drowning in despair, can no longer control his students or his life and retreats into the world of corrugated cardboard pipes--a musical sanctuary of his own invention.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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