 First edition | |
| Author | Gavin Kramer |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate (UK) Soho Press (US) |
Publication date | 1998 (UK) 2000 (US) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 215 |
| Awards | David Higham Prize Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize |
| ISBN | 1-85702-807-4 |
Shopping, is the debut novel by British author Gavin Kramer, published in 1998 by Fourth Estate. It won the David Higham Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and was short-listed for the Whitbread First Novel Award. [1]
Tall, awkward Meadowlark, an English lawyer is determined to make a success of his two-year assignment in Tokyo. He appears dull, infallible and incorruptible; immune to the temptations of the Roppongi nightlife. But then he meets Sachiko - a fashion obsessed teenager who leads him on an expensive buying spree. Eventually, Sachiko meets a richer sponsor and Meadowlark falls apart.
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