The Dig
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Dig
By (Author) Cynan Jones
Granta Books
Granta Books
1st December 2014
6th November 2014
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.92
Winner of Wales Book of the Year 2015 (UK)
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 12mm
127g
Description
Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his land is being stalked by a badger-baiter who brings with him the stark threat of violence. Built of the interlocking fates of these two solitary men, this is a searing story of isolation and loss, from a writer of uncommon gifts.
Author Bio
CYNAN JONES was born near Aberaeron, Wales in 1975. His previous novels are The Long Dry (winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2007), Everything I Found on the Beach, and the retelling of a Welsh myth Bird, Blood, Snow. In 2013, the chapter 'The Dig' from this novel was shortlisted for the Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.
