Black Swan Green

by David Mitchell

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Black Swan Green, England, UK

Lyme Regis, England, UK

Cheltenham, England, UK

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Pajiba's Best Books of the Generation (2007, No 15)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year (Fiction & Poetry, 2006)

Time's Best Books of the Year (9, 2006)

Alex Award (2007)

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David Mitchell is the author of Ghostwritten, Number9Dream, and Cloud Atlas, the last 2 finalists for the Booker Prize. Granta magazine named him one of Britain’s best young novelists in 2003. He lives in County Cork with his wife and daughter.

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