TheStatement
1997 Nominated

The Statement

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

After serving as an officer in the pro-Fascist militia in France during the Second World War, Pierre Brossard has had to live most of his life in hiding, finding asylum in monasteries and abbeys, yet the government is closing in and soon he will have to face the actions of his past.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Brian
Moore

Brian Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1921. He served with the Ministry of War in North Africa, Italy, and France during the Second World War. He emigrated to Canada in 1948 and worked as a newspaper reporter for the Montreal Gazette from 1948 until 1952.While living in Canada, Moore wrote his first three novels, The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneThe Feast of Lupercal, and The Luck of Ginger Coffey, the first two set in Belfast, the third in Montreal. In 1959 he moved to the United States, but Canada continued to play a role in his later novels, including I Am Mary DunneThe Great Victorian Collection, and Black Robe. His many honours included two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction.

Brian Moore died in Malibu, California, in 1999.

Brian Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1921. He served with the Ministry of War in North Africa, Italy, and France during the Second World War. He emigrated to Canada in 1948 and worked as a newspaper reporter for the Montreal Gazette from 1948 until 1952.While living in Canada, Moore wrote his first three novels, The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneThe Feast of Lupercal, and The Luck of Ginger Coffey, the first two set in Belfast, the third in Montreal. In 1959 he moved to the United States, but Canada continued to play a role in his later novels, including I Am Mary DunneThe Great Victorian Collection, and Black Robe. His many honours included two Governor General’s Awards for Fiction.

Brian Moore died in Malibu, California, in 1999.

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Country
United Kingdom
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury

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