Historical Fiction · ThoughtfulA young seducer comes of age in Europe in the years before the First World War
G.
by John Berger
A seducer's adventures in prewar Europe
G. is the illegitimate son of an Italian businessman and a married Englishwoman. The novel follows his affairs from Italy across Europe in the years before the First World War, with his private life set against the political events of the time. It won the Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
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Who
G., a young man who grows up to be a seducer.
World
Italy, Austria-Hungary and other parts of Europe in the early 1900s.
What makes it different
It mixes narrative with commentary, in the way Berger also wrote about art.
Feel
Sensual and restless.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Behind the book
Berger announced at the ceremony that he was giving half of his Booker prize money to the Black Panther movement in Britain.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- G.Wikipedia