![]() ![]() Straight away, the reader is struck by the strange reversal of roles – Brin, the child, is shown deference the elders are the ones who are ‘lesser’, and Brin speaks to them without consideration for their age – at least, at first. It’s a lesson, in fact, in how a good story doesn’t need too much embellishment.Īs the book opens we are introduced to Brin Tuptal, a twelve-year-old genius with an IQ of 180, who is being ushered into a meeting with the Seniors of his city. It’s a short, fast-paced and deceptively simple book which ends up making a huge statement about humanity and morality, all without getting too caught up in fancy language or over-explication. The edition I have is the one pictured (badly) above, a reprint issue from 2007. ![]() First published in 1980, A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair is hard to get now – which is where having a good relationship with an obliging bookshop can go a long way. ![]()
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