This is the story of Dr Alfred Jones, a fisheries scientist - for whom diary-notable events include the acquisition of a new electric toothbrush and getting his article on caddis fly larvae published in 'Trout and Salmon' - who finds himself reluctantly involved in a project to bring salmon fishing to the Highlands of the Yemen - a project that will change his life, and the course of British political history forever. With a wickedly wonderful cast of characters - including a visionary Sheikh, a weasely spin doctor, Fred's devilish wife and a few thousand transplanted salmon - SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN is a novel about hypocrisy and bureaucracy, dreams and deniability and the transforming power of faith and love.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Phoenix (Orion)
ISBN: 9780753829066
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 31/12/2011
Año de edición: 2011
Plaza de edición: London
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Paul Torday
Paul Torday (1946). Va estudiar Literatura anglesa al Pembroke College dOxford. Ha passat la major part de la seva vida treballant en la indústria, però els darrers tres anys ha trobat temps per escriure. Viu a Northumberland, on sol dedicar-se a la pesca del salmó, i ha visitat el Pròxim Orient en diverses ocasions. Aquesta és la seva primera novel·la.