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Boy in the World by Niall Williams

snoakes7001's review

5.0

Boy in the World is a beautifully written story of a boy growing up in rural Ireland. He and his grandfather live on their own - the boy's mother died when he was very young and his grandmother a few years later. He never knew anything about his father - until that is, the day of his confirmation when his grandfather hands him a letter from his mother which sets him off on a quest through Europe and eventually to Africa.

Niall Williams's prose is spell-binding and elegant. The boy's journey is spiritual, mystical and thoroughly captivating.