Loot

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Young woodcarver Abbas has created a marvel - a mechanical tiger unlike anything the world has seen before. When it's stolen he must search across the world to reclaim it.</b><br><br>In Mysore, young toymaker Abbas works with the French clockmaker Lucien Du Leze to create a spectacular mechanical tiger. The tiger changes his life, drawing him into patronage, friendship, danger and his first encounter with Jehanne, a woman with a fierce imagination and ambitions of her own.<br><br>When British soldiers ransack Mysore in 1799, the tiger vanishes into imperial hands. Abbas must cross seas and borders to reclaim his legacy.<br><br>Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award,<i> Loot</i> is a witty, tender historical novel about Indian history, colonial theft, craft, memory and the strange afterlife of stolen things.<br><br><b>'<i>Loot</i> held me spellbound from the first page...an expertly plotted, deeply affecting novel ' Maggie O'Farrell</b><br><br><b>'A cinematic novel of empire, colonialism and romance' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><b>'Vivid and witty' <i>Observer</i></b><br><b>'Highly recommended' <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529931761

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 126 x 23 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd