A Month in the Country
by J. L. Carr
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 014118230X
- ISBN 13
- 9780141182308
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Paperback / softback. New. In the summer of 1920 two men, both war survivors meet in the quiet English countryside. One is living in the church, intent upon uncovering and restoring an historical wall painting while the other camps in the next field in search of a lost grave.
Synopsis
A Month in the Country is the fourth novel by J. L. Carr, first published in 1980 and nominated for the Booker Prize. The book won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1980. The plot concerns a World War I veteran employed to uncover a mural in a village church that was thought to exist under coats of whitewash. At the same time another veteran is employed to look for a grave beyond the churchyard walls. There is prevalent religious symbolism throughout the book, mainly dealing with judgment.
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- A9780141182308
- Title
- A Month in the Country
- Author
- J. L. Carr
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 014118230X
- ISBN 13
- 9780141182308
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- This edition first published
- February 3, 2000
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