The letter bearer
By: Robert Allison
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781847088239; 9781847088246; 9781847088260
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Fiction; War; Psychological aspects
Description: 'The letter bearer' is a Second World War novel unlike any other. It raises profound questions about trauma, guilt and the instinct towards desertion. The psychologies of conflict, the shifting landscape and the shattered cast of characters are portrayed, mirage-like and unforgettable, in Allison's vivid and powerful prose.