description: An Ice-Cream War was the debut novel of William Boyd who would go on to be recognized as 'the finest storyteller of his generation' (Sebastian Faulks). It follows the fortunes of several wildly different characters - including an expat farmer and a young English aristocrat - as they are swept up in the fighting in German East Africa during the First World War, their lives converging amid battle, betrayal, love, comedy and tragedy.
language: English
title: An Ice Cream War
titlecomplete: An Ice Cream War
characters: Gilzean, Major Bilderbeck, Felix Cobb, Liesl von Bishop, Gabriel Cobb, Walter Smith, Philip Holland, Amory Holland, Charis Cobb, Erich von Bishop, Wheech-Browning
genres: Historical, Military Fiction, World War I, Literary Fiction, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Africa, Contemporary
ratings_count: 3941
places: British Empire, German East Africa, East Africa, England, Africa
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
publisher: Penguin Books