Matthew Kneale was born in London in 1960, the son and grandson of writers. He studied Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford. Fascinated with diverse cultures, he travelled to more than eighty countries and tried his hand at learning a number of foreign languages, including Japanese, Ethiopian Amharic, Romanian and Albanian. He has written five novels, including English Passengers, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His latest was a non-fiction history book, An Atheist's History of Belief. For the last fifteen years he has lived in Rome with his wife and two children.
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Matthew Kneale: Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Waterstone's Book of the Month, 2018 Nominated for the 2017 Pen Hessell-Tiltman Daily Telegraph's Best History Books of 2017 Sunday Times' Best History Books …
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Matthew Kneale: Sweet Thames
In the summer of 1849, cholera threatens the city and the people of London. The authorities send millions of gallons of sewage cascading into the Thames – for many Londoners the only source of drinki …
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Matthew Kneale: When We Were Romans
From the acclaimed author of 26a, comes a dazzling new novel about the fight to achieve ones dream, and an unsolved disappearance at the heart of a family.As a child Lucas assumed that all children w …
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Matthew Kneale: Small Crimes in an Age of Abundance
The author of the award-winning novel English Passengers takes readers around the world in twelve deftly crafted stories that illuminate the uncertainties of life at home and abroad.Matthew Kneale re …
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Matthew Kneale: English Passengers
Narrated by over twenty distinct voices and full of dangerous humour, English Passengers combines wit, adventure and historical detail in a mesmerizing display of storytelling. When Captain Illiam Qu …
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Matthew Kneale: English Passengers
An electrifying modern classic – Kneale’s sweeping adventure story vividly brings a past age to life WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE In 1857 when Captain Illiam Qu …
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Matthew Kneale: Atheist’s History of Belief
What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived ever since, leading us to invent heaven and hell, sin a …
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€12.99
Matthew Kneale: Pilgrims
A The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year 'An enthralling and wonderfully vivid novel from a master storyteller' Joseph O'Connor 'Kneale's medieval world is animated with …
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Matthew Kneale: The Rome Plague Diaries
On the first morning of Rome's Covid-19 lockdown Matthew Kneale felt an urge to connect with friends and acquaintances and began writing an email, describing where he was, what was happening and …
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Matthew Kneale: The Cameraman
Former cinema camera director Julius Sewell journeys across Europe with his family to his sister's wedding in Rome. But this will be an unusual road trip. For one thing, Julius has been in an in …
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Matthew Kneale: Roma – Uma história em sete invasões
Nenhuma cidade da Terra preservou tão bem seu passado quanto Roma. Visitantes podem atravessar pontes antes cruzadas por Cícero e Júlio César, explorar templos ocupados pelos imperadores romanos e en …
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