Wide open nicola barker

Wide open is set on the isle of sheppey, a strange place, flat and empty like the moon. On this forgotten misty island there is a nudist beach, a nature. Wide open by nicola barker overdrive rakuten overdrive. Nicola barker is currently considered a single author. Typically she writes about damaged or eccentric people in mundane situations, and has a fondness for bleak, isolated settings. As winner of the highly prestigious impac international dublin literary award, wide open beat out. Wide open is set on the strange isle of sheppey, which pokes out into into the estuary of the river thames. She won the impac prize for wide open in 2000, and her 2007 novel darkmans was shortlisted for the man booker.

A wayward, often puzzling, but ultimately rather haunting story about a group of outcasts, all in. Theres luke, who specialises in dottodot pornography, and lippy lily, just 17 and full of outrageous. She spent part of her life in south africa but returned to england when she was 14. Nicola barker was born in ely in 1966 and spent part of her childhood in south africa. Wide open thames gateway, book 1 by nicola barker book cover, description, publication history. Ronny, a chemical sprayer with a contract on the island becomes intrigued by a man who stands at the middle of the bridge waving to the traffic, one day. She has twice been longlisted and once shortlisted for the man booker prize, has won the impac, the john llewellyn rhys and the hawthornden prizes, and was named one of. It is a truly extraordinary work of fiction, taking readers into the minds and. The landscape is bleak, but the people are interesting. A wayward, often puzzling, but ultimately rather haunting story about a group of outcasts, all in flight from a variety of real or imagined horrors, who collide on a desolate patch of british seacoast. Nicola barker is one of britains most original and exciting literary talents.

Wide open 9780571195664 by nicola barker and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Im an acquired taste, i think, says author nicola barker, who has been. On the island is a nudist beach, a nature reserve, a wild boar farm and not much else. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.

Winner of impac dublin literary award in 2000, wide open is the first of nicola barker s thames gateway novels. Nicola barker was born in ely, cambridgeshire, in 1966. Jun 09, 2000 barker, who is 34 and published her first novel, love your enemies, in 1993, feels that wide open was hard done by. In one of the few lucid comments made by any of the oddball characters in nicola barker.

Barker s multidimensional polarization of normally obscure and suppressed however significant character traits makes this unique literary work a time stamp and a benchmark of monumental importance. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Apr 28, 2011 winner of impac dublin literary award in 2000, wide open is the first of nicola barkers thames gateway novels. Nicola barker is the author of a dozen novels, including the yips longlisted for the man booker prize, darkmans shortlisted for the booker and the ondaatje prize and winner of the hawthornden prize, clear longlisted for the booker, and wide open winner of the international impac dublin literary award, and three story collections. As winner of the highly prestigious impac international dublin literary award, wide open topped a list of titles by such masters as toni morrison, philip roth, and michael cunningham.

Theres a prison, some wading birds and a small nudist beach. Love your enemies winner of the david higham prize and the macmillan silver pen award and heading inland winner of the john llewellyn rhys prize. Her works include wide open, darkmans, which was shortlisted for the 2007 man booker prize, the yips, the cauliflower and happy. Wide open beat out works by widely known and highly praised authorsincluding nobel and pulitzer prizewinning authors such as toni morrison and michael cunninghamto win the impac dublin literary award, a prize that was accompanied by one of the largest monetary awards. All pages with titles beginning with wide open this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Nicola barker was born in 1966 in ely, cambridgeshire, and emigrated aged nine with her sister and parents to south africa.

In front of this salty, blasted backdrop, nicola barker conjures up an imaginative landscape of breathtaking scope and audacity. She is the author of two collections of stories, love your enemies winner of the david highman prize for fiction and joint winner of the macmillan silver award for fiction and heading inland winner of the mail on sunday john llewellyn rhys prize, and two other novels. I try to do that to some extent in my books, to see someone lit up by the beauty of their suffering. Theres luke, who specialises in jointhedots pornography and lippy, outraged. Nicola barker has immortalized her own unique storytelling style in wide open. Jun 06, 2014 nicola barker, 48, is the author of 10 novels and two collections of short stories. In 2003, nicola barker was named a granta best of british novelist. See all books authored by nicola barker, including darkmans, and wide open, and more on. Wide open by nicola barker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Nov 27, 2012 barker s eight previous novels include darkmans shortlisted for the 2007 man booker and ondaatje prizes, and winner of the hawthornden prize, wide open winner of the 2000 international impac. Wide open and behindlings are set respectively on the isle of sheppey and canvey island. Wide open nicola barker the novel for which nicola barker, one of our times most original, funny and anarchic writers, won the impac dublin literary award in 2000. When she was still young her parents left england and settled in south africa. Wide open winner of the 2000 international impac dublin literary.

Wide open life on the isle of sheppey thamesfacingeast. Greater honors were bestowed upon barker for wide open, her 1998 novel. Wide open by nicola barker paperback harpercollins. Nicola barkers eight previous novels include darkmans shortlisted for the 2007 man booker and ondaatje prizes, and winner of the hawthornden prize, wide open winner of the 2000 international impac dublin literary award, and clear longlisted for the man booker prize in 2. Nicola barkers remarkable literary genius illuminates a tale of family and loss. Nicola barker s remarkable literary genius illuminates a tale of family and loss. Wide open by nicola barker fifty miles to the south and east of london, poking out into the estuary of the river thames, the isle of sheppey is a forgotten, misty back water. Winner of impac dublin literary award in 2000, wide open is the first of nicola barkers thames gateway novels. Click to read more about wide open by nicola barker. Jan 09, 2001 her previous novels are reversed forecast, small holdings, wide open behindlings and clear, the last of which was longlisted for the 2005 booker prize. In wide open, there is a mother and daughter, a pair barker is clearly proud. Nicola barker i love suffering, i think its important. Nicola barkers nine novels include darkmans shortlisted for the 2007 man booker and ondaatje prizes, and winner of the hawthornden prize, wide open winner of the 2000 international impac dublin literary award, and clear longlisted for the man booker prize in 2004.

Apr 12, 2015 the roundabout hosts a key scene in wide open, nicola barkers prizewinning 1998 novel of life on the isle of sheppey. In wide open 1998, winner of the 2000 international impac dublin literary award, a bleak atmosphere is created by the majority of the action taking place. She has also written two prizewinning collections of short stories, and her work has been translated into more than. There was the feeling that the time wasnt really right for a novel like that.

Her previous novels are reversed forecast, small holdings, wide open behindlings and clear, the last of which was. Wide open nicola barker haftad 9780007435722 bokus. Buy wide open by barker, nicola from amazons fiction books store. Her work is translated into twenty languages, and in 2000, she won the impac award for wide open. Poking out of the river thames estuary, the strange isle of sheppey is home to a nudist beach, a nature reserve, a wild boar farm and not much else. G string by nicola barker from three button trick, 1996. Nicola barker tells john cunningham about striving for perfect.

The landscape is bare, but the characters in are brimfull. Written seven years ago, when she was 27, love your enemies ten short stories were enticingly strange, full of ugly truths, askew beauty. Together with darkmans 2007 they form an informal trilogy based. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title wide open. Nicola barker books list of books by author nicola barker. Barkers multidimensional polarization of normally obscure and suppressed however significant character traits makes this unique literary work a time stamp and a benchmark of monumental importance. Nicola barker is an english novelist and short story writer. She is the author of eleven previous novels, including wide open, darkmans, the yips and the cauliflower, and two short story collections. Wide open by nicola barker used very good 9780571195664. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Apr 28, 2011 nicola barker has immortalized her own unique storytelling style in wide open. Her previous novels are reversed forecast, small holdings, wide open behindlings and clear, the last of which was longlisted for the 2005 booker prize.

Nicola barker from open road publishing nicola barkers nine novels include darkmans shortlisted for the 2007 man booker and ondaatje prizes, and winner of the hawthornden prize, wide open winner of the 2000 international impac dublin literary award, and clear longlisted for the man booker prize in 2004. Wide open, nicola barkers fifth book and winner of the international impac dublin literary award 2000, has taken all the elements of her first book, love your enemies, and made them into a shimmering, simmering heartbreak story. Starkly original and at turns hilarious, sad, and hopeful, wide open brilliantly displays nicola barkers delightfully singular literary talent. Nicola barker born 30 march 1966 is an english novelist and short story writer. Nicola barker during his commute to a job spraying weed killer outside of london, ronny passes a man standing on a bridge, waving at the cars every day, no matter what the time or the weather. The novel opens on the old bridge linking sheppey to the mainland.