num_pages: 304
description: Hideously scarred and orphaned during the bombing of London, Matty sees himself as set apart from others, and his wanderings bring him into contact with Mr. Pedigree, a respected teacher and obsessed pederast, and Sophy and Toni, angelic-looking terrorist twins
language: English
title: Darkness Visible
titlecomplete: Darkness Visible
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Drama, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 1516
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Bantam Books