In the Shape of a Boar

by Lawrence Norfolk

Paper Book, 2000

Description

The hunt for the great boar of Kalydon is re-enacted in the last days of World War II, only this time an SS officer is the quarry and Greek partisans the hunters. Their witness is a young Romanian Jew, finding refuge in the Greek mountains, who is inspired to re-write the story as a poem.

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New York Grove Press 2000

Pages

322

User reviews

LibraryThing member LegalMove
An exploration of the myth of the Caledonian boar; an interesting effort, but comes up short.
LibraryThing member DanCook
Unlike all his other books, this one sucks.

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Shortlist — Fiction — 2000)
Wingate Literary Prize (Shortlist — 2001)
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