Mister Pip

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Imagination transformed by the power of literature.

This book could be a good read for someone who appreciates the transformative power of fiction. "Mister Pip" takes you to a small village on a tropical island, engulfed in war. Matilda and the other children's lives are forever changed when their only white neighbor, Mr. Watts, introduces them to the world of Charles Dickens. As you follow their journey of survival through the power of storytelling, you'll be captivated by the way imagination and beliefs are challenged by the harsh realities of war. "Mister Pip" is a beautifully written masterpiece that reminds us of the lasting impact literature can have on our lives.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2007)
  • ALA Alex Award (2008)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (2007)
  • Kiriyama Prize for Fiction (2008)
  • Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry (Montana NZ Awards) (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Mister Pip

Regular price RM40.63 MYR
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ISBN: 9780719569944
Authors: Lloyd Jones
Publisher: John Murray
Date of Publication: 2008-01-10
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: War, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.68
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In a novel that is at once intense, beautiful, and fablelike, Lloyd Jones weaves a transcendent story that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the power of narrative to transform our lives.On a copper-rich tropical island shattered by war, where the teachers have fled with most everyone else, only one white man chooses to stay behind: the eccentric Mr. Watts, object of much curiosity and scorn, who sweeps out the ruined schoolhouse and begins to read to the children each day from Charles Dickens's classic Great Expectations.So begins this rare, original story about the abiding strength that imagination, once ignited, can provide. As artillery echoes in the mountains, thirteen-year-old Matilda and her peers are riveted by the adventures of a young orphan named Pip in a city called London, a city whose contours soon become more real than their own blighted landscape. As Mr. Watts says, "A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe." Soon come the rest of the villagers, initially threatened, finally inspired to share tales of their own that bring alive the rich mythology of their past. But in a ravaged place where even children are forced to live by their wits and daily survival is the only objective, imagination can be a dangerous thing.
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Imagination transformed by the power of literature.

This book could be a good read for someone who appreciates the transformative power of fiction. "Mister Pip" takes you to a small village on a tropical island, engulfed in war. Matilda and the other children's lives are forever changed when their only white neighbor, Mr. Watts, introduces them to the world of Charles Dickens. As you follow their journey of survival through the power of storytelling, you'll be captivated by the way imagination and beliefs are challenged by the harsh realities of war. "Mister Pip" is a beautifully written masterpiece that reminds us of the lasting impact literature can have on our lives.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2007)
  • ALA Alex Award (2008)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (2007)
  • Kiriyama Prize for Fiction (2008)
  • Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry (Montana NZ Awards) (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.