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The January Man

David Mitchell

‘You'll be sorrier when the ice cracks. Do you know how many boys are under there now? Eleven, and they're very sorry indeed.’

David Mitchell

David Mitchell was one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. His novels include Cloud Atlas and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. He lives in the west of Ireland with his family.

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