Rising (novel)
{{short description|1976 novel}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = Rising
| image = File:Rising (novel).jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = R. C. Hutchinson
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| country = United Kingdom
| subject =
| genre = Novel
| publisher = Michael Joseph
| pub_date = 1976
| media_type = Print
| pages = 359
| isbn = 0-71811-523-6
| oclc = 664325056
}}
Rising is a 1976 novel by R. C. Hutchinson. The novel, posthumously published by Michael Joseph following the author's death the previous year, was shortlisted for the 1976 Booker Prize.{{cite web |url= https://thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/1976 |title= The Booker Prize 1976 |accessdate=1 January 2020}} Hutchinson was writing the novel's final section when he died, and an outline of the conclusion, based on his notes, was included in a postscript written by his widow.
Summary
Set in a remote region of the Andes, Rising follows Sabino as he leads a peasant militia against rebels who are attacking a railway line that is vital to his family's copper mine. Sabino, who is famed for his brutality, is diverted from his mission by the pursuit of a doctor, Papac, whom he wrongly blames for being spurned by a former lover. Sabino had believed the doctor to be dead, but he apparently yet lives.{{cite web |url= https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571243310-rising.html |title= Rising, Faber & Faber |accessdate=1 January 2020}}
Awards
Rising was shortlisted for the 1976 Booker Prize, which was won by David Storey for Saville.
References
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External links
- {{Google books|MxKXPwAACAAJ|Rising}}
Category:Novels set in South America
Category:Novels published posthumously
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