
On the Black Hill
#594 of 8,085 books · #105 in Historical Fiction
Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1982).
The tale of identical twin brothers who toil on the family farm in the wild and vibrant land of Wales and experience the oddities, wonders, and tragedies of human experience.
- Publisher
- Picador
- ISBN-13
- 9780330281249
- Genre
- Topics
Awards
- James Tait Black Memorial PrizeWonMajor(1982)
Other awarded books from Bruce Chatwin
- Utz (1988)0 wins · 4 score
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