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Martin Booth
Martin Booth (1944-2004) was the bestselling author of novels including Hiroshima Joe, Islands of Silence, and The Industry of Souls, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. An...view moreMartin Booth (1944-2004) was the bestselling author of novels including Hiroshima Joe, Islands of Silence, and The Industry of Souls, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Another novel, A Very Private Gentlemen, was adapted into the 2010 movie, The American, starring George Clooney. He also wrote several nonfiction books, including Cannabis: A History, Opium: A History, and the memoir Golden Boy: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood. Booth was born in England, but spent much of his childhood in Hong Kong, a location that would deeply inspire his writing. He moved back to England at the age of 20, and started his literary career as a poet. He worked as a schoolmaster, a job he held until 1985, when the success of Hiroshima Joe allowed him to devote himself full-time to his writing. At the time of his death in 2004, he was living in Devon, England.view less
Books by Martin Booth
Cannabis: A History A Very Private Gentleman: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The American: (A Very Private Gentleman) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Opium: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Golden Boy: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hiroshima Joe: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Islands of Silence: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Martin Booth
Opium: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soul Stealer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5