Published posthumously, Rising is R.C. Hutchinson’s powerful exploration of one man's attempt at redemption

Sabino - the outcast member of a rich mine-owning family - is renowned for his arrogance and brutality. For reasons of personal revenge, he agrees to lead an expedition to crush saboteurs who are attacking a railway line vital to the mine. As he leads his army of half-starved men across the arid and treacherous landscape, Sabino also embarks on a journey of the soul.

Shortlisted
The Booker Prize 1976
Published by
Michael Joseph
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RC Hutchinson

R.C. Hutchinson

About the Author

R.C. Hutchinson was born in Finchley, England. He published his first novel in 1930 and gave up his job in advertising to write full-time in 1935
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