Something about Graham Swift - HERE and HERE
STUDY QUESTIONS - WATERLAND:
1. Briefly summarize the main plot of the novel.
2. Characterize the main characters and the relationships between them.
3. Who is the narrator? Is there any time difference between the period of narration and the events described? To whom does the narrator talk?
4. How do the events that happened in the past influence his contemporary situation?
5. What does the novel suggest about the concept of history?
6. There are different storylines / histories presented in the story. What are they?
7. What is the relation between the global and the local history?
8. What genre does the novel belong to?
Meeting the author: Edinburgh, International Book Festival, August 2009
