Penguin Student Edition Cal
“Cal” by Bernard Mac Laverty is a poignant narrative published by Penguin UK on October 31, 2000. This edition spans 224 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Cal, a young man faced with limited choices in life, torn between a job at an abattoir that repulses him and the uncertainty of unemployment. Set against the backdrop of Ulster’s fear and violence, the novel explores themes of love, innocence, and the struggle for a better future.
Readers will find a haunting love story that delves into Cal’s internal conflicts as he grapples with his past and contemplates a future with Marcella. The narrative captures the tension of contemporary life in a setting marked by turmoil, highlighting the fragility of tenderness amidst adversity. This edition invites readers to engage with the complexities of human emotion and the impact of environment on personal choices, making it a significant addition to the realms of literature and contemporary fiction.
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Product Description Cal has very few choices in life. He can continue working at the abattoir that sickens him, or join the ranks of the unemployed. He can brood on his past or try to plan a future with Marcella. Cal is a haunting love story set against the fear and violence of Ulster, where tenderness and innocence must struggle to survive. About the Author Bernard MacLaverty was born in Belfast in 1942, and moved to Scotland in 1975. He is the author of the novels Lamb (1980); Cal (1983); Grace Notes (1997); and The Anatomy School (2001), set in Belfast in the late 1960s. Both Lamb and Cal have been made into major films for which he wrote the screenplays, and he has written various versions of his fiction for radio, television and screen. Grace Notes was awarded the 1997 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award and shortlisted for many other major prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction and the Whitbread Novel Award. His books of short stories are Secrets & Other Stories (1977); A Time to Dance & Other Stories (1982); The Great Profundo & Other Stories (1987); Walking the Dog & Other Stories (1994), and most recently, Matters of Life & Death (2006).
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