Black Swan Green
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| Author | David Mitchell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Semi-autobiographical, Bildungsroman novel |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Released | April 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 294 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-4000-6379-5 (first edition, paperback) |
| Preceded by | Cloud Atlas |
Black Swan Green is a semi-autobiographical bildungsroman novel written by David Mitchell. It was published in April 2006 in the U.S. and May 2006 in the UK. The novel's thirteen chapters each represent one month -- from January 1982 through January 1983 -- in the life of 13-year-old Worcestershire boy Jason Taylor. The novel is written from the perspective of Taylor and employs many teen colloquialisms and popular-culture references from early-1980s England.
[edit] Allusions/references to other works
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The book contains references and characters from other works by Mitchell, as is characteristic of his novels:
- Neal Brose, a pupil at the same school as Taylor, appears as an adult in Ghostwritten.
- Eva van Crommelynck, who tutors Taylor on poetry and life, also appears in Cloud Atlas.
- Mark Badbury, a pupil at the same school as Taylor, also appears as an adult in the short story 'Preface' published in the [UK] Daily Telegraph on 29.04.06.
- Another pupil, Clive Pike (as an adult) and school headmaster Mr. Nixon (both corporeally and disembodied) appear in the short story 'Acknowledgments' published in Prospect (magazine), No. 115, Oct. 2005
[edit] External links
- Review of Black Swan Green: The Times (London)
- Review of Black Swan Green: The New Yorker
- Review of Black Swan Green: The New York Times
- Review of Black Swan Green: The Observer
- Review of Black Swan Green: Kirkus Reviews
- Review of Black Swan Green: www.thebookseller.com
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