Andrew Miller (1) (1960–)
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For other authors named Andrew Miller, see the disambiguation page.
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Works by Andrew Miller
Alternatives 2001/02 1 copy
Graduation 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Miller, Andrew Brooke
- Birthdate
- 1960-04-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England, UK
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Witham Friary, Somerset, UK
Spain
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Japan
France - Education
- Middlesex Polytechnic
University of East Anglia
Lancaster University
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 14
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- 7
Miller conjures a vivid picture of the daily round in this little part of eighteenth century Paris: the smells, whether of sour breath or rotting vegetables or a dusty church; and of a world about to change, in the destruction of the cemetery and church which has for so long been at the heart of the community Baratte finds himself in. Violence and death are ever present.
Unsettled by the narrative, the reader is left with an impression of a world about to change, a world which is already changing in ways its citizens cannot comprehend. Uncertainty is what draws the reader in.
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