 First edition | |
| Author | Jon McGregor |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 275 |
| ISBN | 0-7475-5833-7 |
| Followed by | So Many Ways To Begin |
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is British writer Jon McGregor's first novel, which was first published by Bloomsbury in 2002. It portrays a day in the life of a suburban British street, with the plot alternately following the lives of the street's various inhabitants. All but one person's viewpoint is described in the third person, and the narrative uses a flowing grammatical style which mimics their thought processes.
Receiving generally positive critical reviews, the book notably won the prestigious Somerset Maugham Award, issued by the Society of Authors.[1]
- ^ Somerset Maugham Award listing of GoodReads.com, accessed May 5, 2012