The Underground Man by Mick Jackson The Underground Man is the fictionalised diary of the 5th Duke of Portland. Critically acclaimed, this book was. · Just finished reading Mick Jackman's THE UNDERGROUND MAN. He creates a tremendous and quick story to describe the life of the quirky, eccentric Duke of Portland in England in the mid's. It's great language, and many interesting ideas explored - eccentricities, anatomy, trepanning, phrenology, bits of everything seem to work their way into the Duke's journal.5/5(5). Mick Jackson (born ) is a British writer from England, best known for his novel The Underground Man (). The book, based on the life of William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and for the Whitbread Award for best first novel/5.
Mick Jackson (born ) is a British writer from England, best known for his novel The Underground Man (). The book, based on the life of William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and for the Whitbread Award for best first novel. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Underground Man by Mick Jackson. at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Publisher: Faber Faber ISBN Author: Mick Jackson ISBN Title: The Underground Man Item Condition: used item in a very good condition. Edition: Main List Price: . Will be clean, not soiled or stained.
Mick Jackson. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe His own preposterous attempt was The Underground Man, another story based on the diary of a person on the edge of reason: this time an eccentric 19th. Mick Jackson is a British author, and is best known for writing The Underground Man. The novel was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread Award for a best first novel. Since then, Jackson has written a number of other novels, including Five Boys, The Widow's Tale, and Yuki Chan in Bronte Country. The Underground Man. Based loosely on the life of the fifth duke of Portland, this is the story of an eccentric Victorian aristocrat who becomes increasingly frustrated by his own failing body and bewildered by the world around him. He commissions the construction of a labyrinth of tunnels and slowly retreats into them.
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