Tap cover to enlarge

The Porcupine

Published
Nov 1992
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Rating
Pages
144

About This Book

The bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending trains his laser-bright prose on the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.

Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for crimes that range from corruption to political murder. Petkanov's guilt—and the righteousness of his opponents—would seem to be self-evident. But, as brilliantly imagined by Barnes, the trial of this cunning and unrepentant dictator illuminates the shadowy frontier between the rusted myths of the Communist past and a capitalist future in which everything is up for grabs.

Genres & Themes

Buy This Book

Formats & Editions

Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

Paperback

Paperback edition cover
Trade Paperback
Aug 1993 Picador (UK) ISBN 033032828X
Buy
Paperback edition cover
Trade Paperback
Oct 1993 Vintage ISBN 0679744827
Buy
Paperback edition cover
Trade Paperback
Oct 2009 Vintage ISBN 0099540142
Buy

Hardcover

Hardcover edition cover
Hardcover
First Edition Nov 1992 Knopf ISBN 0679419179
Buy

eBook

eBook edition cover
eBook
Jun 2011 Knopf ISBN 0307797899
Buy
eBook edition cover
eBook
Jun 2011 Vintage ISBN B004V42XHO
Buy
eBook edition cover
eBook
Jun 2011 Vintage ISBN 1409089010
Buy

Audio

Audio edition cover
Audible
Dec 2020 Recorded Books ISBN B08QSMR4RX
Buy