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Hugo Hamilton

Hugo Hamilton was born and grew up in Dublin. He is the author of six highly acclaimed novels: Surrogate City, The Last Shot, The Love Test, Headbanger, Sad Bastard and Sucking Diesel; one collection of short stories; the internationally acclaimed memoir, The Speckled People and its follow up, The Sailor in the Wardrobe.In 1992 he was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Sang Impur, the French translation of The Speckled People, won the Prix Femina Etranger in 2003 and Il Cane Che Abbaiava Alle Onde, the Italian translation of the memoir, won the Premio Giuseppe Berto in 2004. Hugo Hamilton lives in Dublin.

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HAND IN THE FIRE

You have a funny way of doing things here.

Publication date: UK 31st Mar 2011

THE LAST SHOT

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In this remarkable book, Hugo Hamilton tells the story of individuals caught up in the turbulent last days of World War II.

Publication date: UK 7th May 2010

HAND IN THE FIRE

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You have a funny way of doing things here.

Publication date: UK 1st Apr 2010

HAND IN THE FIRE [ePub edition]

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You have a funny way of doing things here.

Publication date: UK 1st Apr 2010

DISGUISE

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Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Speckled People’ and ‘Sailor in the Wardrobe’, turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century.

Publication date: UK 23rd Jul 2009

DISGUISE

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Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Speckled People’ and ‘Sailor in the Wardrobe’, turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century.

Publication date: UK 7th Jul 2008

THE SAILOR IN THE WARDROBE

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Following on from the success of ‘The Speckled People’, Hugo Hamilton's new memoir recounts the summer he spent working at a local harbour in Ireland, at a time of tremendous fear and mistrust.

Publication date: UK 2nd Oct 2006

THE SPECKLED PEOPLE [Large type edition]

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A deeply moving memoir about a young boy growing up in Dublin and his family's homesickness for a country they can call their own.

Publication date: UK 3rd Apr 2006

THE SPECKLED PEOPLE

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‘This is the most gripping book I've read in ages … It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.’ Roddy Doyle

Publication date: UK 6th Oct 2003