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Lloyd Jones (Author)
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Publication Date: 10 Jan 2008
'You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames.'

Bougainville. 1991. A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six days have passed since Matilda's last day of school as, quietly, war is encroaching from the other end of the island.

When the villagers' safe, predictable lives come to a halt, Bougainville's children are surprised to find the island's only white man, a recluse, re-opening the school. Pop Eye, aka Mr Watts, explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens. Matilda and the others think a foreigner is coming to the island and prepare a list of much needed items. They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts' inspiring reading of Great Expectations.

But on an island at war, the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns. Mister Pip is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished.

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Product details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: John Murray; Reprint edition (10 Jan 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 071956994X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0719569944
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 1.6 x 14.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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 'It's clear from the first page that this is prize-winning stuff... Being a truthful writer, Jones sees nothing  neither his heroes nor his villains in black and white. His is a bold inquiry into the way that we construct and repair our communities, and ourselves, with stories old and new' 

(The Times )

'In this dazzling story-within-a-story, Jones has created a microcosm of post-colonial literature, hybridising the narratives of back and white races to create a new and resonant fable ... There is a fittingly dreamy lyrical quality to Jones's writing, along with an acute ear for the earthly harmonies of village speech ... Mister Pip is the first of Jones's six novels to have travelled from his native New Zealand to the UK. It is so hoped that it won't be the last' 

(Observer )

'Mister Pip is a poignant and impressive work which can take its place alongside the classical novels of adolescence' 

 

(Times Literary Supplement )

'A major word-of-mouth bestseller' 

 

(Sue Baker, Publishing News )

'Intriguing and memorable' (Glasgow Herald )

'Cleverly encapsulating what it is to be an orphan, an immigrant or a person dispossessed of a regular beat of life, this extraordinary story...' 

 

(Good Housekeeping )

'Exotic locations add a dreamy quality to ... Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones ... Jones' lyrical novel centres around a group of children in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, during the civil war in the Nineties' 

(Vogue )

'Morally subtle, Mister Pip has none of arid cleverness that often mars novels about books, making it a worthy winner of this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize' 

 

(Daily Mail )

'Darker and more morally complex than it appears ... Lloyd Jones gives the tired post-colonial themes of self-reinvention and the reinterpretation of classic texts a fresh, ingenious twist but his real achievement is bringing life and depth to his characters' 

(Sunday Telegraph )

'A must-read tale of survival by storytelling' 

(Image Magazine (Ireland) )

'A novel that, with amplitude and ease, affirms the acts of reading and writing as precious pursuits, as acts of survival, escape, renewal' 

 

(Scotsman )

'The value of moral fiction as a means of dealing with super-heated reality is the theme that gives this book exotic enchantment as a fable for our times' 

(Saga Magazine )

'(A) rather strange, quite wonderful book ... Singular in its vision and muscular in its prose, you won't forget this in a hurry' 

(thelondonpaper )

'An intelligent novel that says as much about the power of reading as it does about bloodshed and loss'

(New Statesman )

'Mister Pip is a powerful and humane novel from one of New Zealand's top writers'

(Financial Times Magazine )

'A captivating read' (Metro London )

'Judges described it as a "mesmerising story showing how books can change lives in utterly surprising ways" '

 

(Independent )

'Rarely ... can any novel have combined charm, horror and uplift in quite such superabundance' 

 

(D. J. Taylor, Independent )

'Lloyd Jones brings to life the transformative power of fiction ... The experience of reading in this book is tangible ...This is a beautiful book. It is tender, multi-layered and redemptive'

(Sunday Times )

'Magical and enchanting' 

(Woman Magazine )

'A dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished' 

(Whitefriars Magazine )

 'A mega-good read'

(Dovegreyreader Blog )

'Moving' (Sunday Telegraph )

'Poignant, haunting and profoundly humane' (Sunday Times )

'Unforgettable' (Bookseller )

'It's a wonderfully refreshing book which gives you much to think about long after finishing'

(Psychologies )

'Incredible, one of the best reading experiences I've had'

(Janie Dee, Daily Express 20121207)

About the Author

'Mister Pip' is the first of Lloyd Jones's books to be published in the UK. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read that doesn't quite get where it's going 26 Feb 2008
By Gordon Eldridge
Format:Hardcover
This is a very interesting book indeed. The central character is a young girl caught up in civil unrest on an island in New Guinea. When all those who are able to flee the island do so, the only remaining white man, a somewhat eccentric New Zealander, begins teaching the island's children. He is not a teacher by trade and the only text he has at his disposal is a well-worn copy of Great Expectations. The scene is set for the author to explore some very interesting themes - the clash of Western and tribal cultures, the role stories play in our lives (both our own and those from literature), the way grasping an opportunity can change our lives forever, the horrors of civil unrest.....Along the way we are treated to some truly insightful moments and some intriguing plot twists. Then somewhere near the end things go wrong. None of the ideas that have been taken up are brought to a satisfactory conclusion and the plot just seems to fade away into oblivion. I would still recommend reading the book. It is conceptually interesting and ambitious, but somehow doesn't quite get where it wants to go.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, excellent, etc! A favourite... 18 May 2008
By stevieby
Format:Paperback
My admiration for the writing is endless - often I would be staggered at how well individual words fitted together to produce a clarity which is compelling.

The story itself is simple and beautiful - told from the viewpoint of a girl growing up on a Pacific Island, a harmonious paradise where the only outstanding feature is the one white man who seems to have been marooned there. So, on this tiny stage, we have a clash of civilizations, of cultures and morals. The white man volunteers to become the village teacher and through reading `Great Expectations' introduces not only Dickens's world but something of his own life...

There is a darker side too - local rebels are involved in what is termed 'ethnic conflict,' which looms closer and closer... eventually shattering the ideal existence and petty differences alike. The girl does not attempt to explain the politics behind the factions, but nonetheless she has to live with the consequences.

At one point I though this book deserves to be on all school syllabuses before immediately realizing what a mixed blessing such an honour is!

The only weakness worthy of mention is in the final few chapters - the girl now matured, her voice is less certain and with access to the world and all its information has less to tell us. But too late, by then the book had established itself as a favourite!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars very enjoyable! 1 Jan 2009
By M. Beere
Format:Paperback
This is a heart-warming story seen through the eyes of a young girl named Matilda. Living on the island of Bougainville at a time of war, the story follows her life after the last boat departs, leaving the island's remaining inhabitants to try and carry on with their lives as best as they can. Mr Watts is the only white man on the island and he becomes the self-appointed teacher for the children in absence of their usual school schedule. His only teaching tool is Dickens' Great Expectations and through this book the children and the reader can escape from the terrible war that the island face. The book provides a world for the children on the island to escape to so they can think about the individual characters and how they relate to each of them. Mister Pip has a magical feel to it and combines the emotions of surprise, love, devastation, heartache fear and hope. As the reader you never really know what to expect as you turn each page but I was never disappointed. The writer worked hard to keep the magical ways of Great expectations alive and through this managed to provide a touching, hopeful story of a young girl at a time of war. The reader joins Matilda on her journey and learns to love her and feel for her during the life events that she goes through. A very good read that I thoroughly enjoyed and I would strongly recommend.
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