English Passengers - Kneale, Matthew
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In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His traveling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men. Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His traveling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men. Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British, a story that begins in 1824, moves into the present with approach of the English passengers in 1857, and extends into the future in 1870. These characters and many others come together in a storm of voices that vividly bring a past age to life.
Autorenporträt
Matthew Kneale, the author of several novels, lives in Italy. English Passengers is his American debut.
Rezensionen
"Jede Seite sprüht vor sprachlicher Erfindungskraft, und wie gekonnte Komödie mit dramatischen Schrecken verbunden wird ist meisterhaft... Die "Englischen Passagiere" verdienen es, mit wilden Beifallsstürmen und Preisen überhäuft im Hafen willkommen geheißen zu werden." (The Guardian)
"Ein fesselndes, geschickt konstruiertes, ernsthaftes und sehr lesbares Buch... Eine äußerst eindrucksvolle Leistung: mal bedrohlich, mal ironisch, und dabei selbstsicher genug, die Geschichte für sich sprechen zu lassen." (The Sunday Telegraph)