On the Black Hill

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On the Black Hill is a novel by Bruce Chatwin that portrays the intertwined lives of twin brothers on a remote Welsh-English border farm, exploring themes of rural life, isolation, and family bonds.

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instanceOf film
novel
adaptation On the Black Hill (film) NERFINISHED
author Bruce Chatwin NERFINISHED
awardReceived James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED
basedOn On the Black Hill NERFINISHED
countryOfFirstPublication United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre literary fiction
rural novel
hasPart depiction of farming life
family saga
isbn 9780224020290
literaryMovement late 20th-century British literature
mainCharacters Benjamin NERFINISHED
Lewis NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativeScope covers entire lives of the twins
notableFor detailed depiction of twin psychology
portrayal of Welsh–English border country
originalLanguage English
pages about 250
placeInAuthorOeuvre one of Bruce Chatwin's best-known works
protagonists twin brothers
publicationYear 1982
publisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
setting Welsh–English border NERFINISHED
rural farm
theme change and modernity
connection to land
family bonds
isolation
religion
rural life
sexual repression
timeSpanOfStory early 20th century to late 20th century

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