
On the Black Hill
The tale of identical twin brothers who toil on the family farm in the wild and vibrant land of Wales and experience the oddities, wonders, and tragedies of human experience.
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- Picador
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN-13
- 9780330281249
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Twin brothersRural farm lifeFamily and tradition
Awards
- James Tait Black Memorial PrizeWonMajor(1982)
Other awarded books from Bruce Chatwin
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