Mister Pip (Hardcover)

  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  

 ‘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’ 

‘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’ 

‘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’ 

‘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’ 

‘A must-read tale of survival by storytelling’ 

‘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’ 

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

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

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

‘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’

‘Magical and enchanting’ 

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

 ‘A mega-good read’

‘Mister Pip is a traditional novel, but it also topical ... Regardless of who wins on October 16th. Mister Pip, through the simplicity and candour of Matilda’s singular narrative voice, may prove the most difficult to forget’

‘Sad, beautiful, poignant, moving and honest, this is a remarkable book’

‘Both island and war are quietly conveyed through the engaging, intelligent, often understated narrative voice’

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

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