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A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes
History around the themes of love and survival. Often cynical, sometimes very funny.The first chapter tells the story of Noah's Ark as seen through the eyes of a strange stowaway. Another gives a graphic account of the hijacking of a Mediterranean cruise liner. There's also a remake of part of the film 'The Mission', where things don't turn out quite as planned. And lots more.
(Wendy Swann - bwl 4 July 2000 )