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An Ice-Cream War ( 1982) is a darkly comic war novel by Scottish author William Boyd, which was nominated for a Booker Prize in the year of its publication.
Jan 1, 1982 · An Ice-Cream War. William Boyd. 3.90. 4,097 ratings235 reviews. An Ice-Cream War was the debut novel of William Boyd who would go on to be recognized as 'the finest storyteller of his generation' (Sebastian Faulks).
In An Ice-Cream War, William Boyd brilliantly evokes the private dramas of a generation upswept by the winds of war. After his German neighbor burns his crops–with an apology and a smile–Walter Smith takes up arms on behalf of Great Britain.
Feb 27, 1983 · ''An Ice-Cream War'' is a long novel, rich in character and incident, about the waste and absurdity of war. Nevertheless, Mr. Boyd can pause to admire the blithe...
Oct 5, 1999 · In An Ice-Cream War, William Boyd brilliantly evokes the private dramas of a generation upswept by the winds of war. After his German neighbor burns his crops--with an apology and a smile--Walter Smith takes up arms on behalf of Great Britain.
English. 370 pages ; 22 cm. American, German, and British lives in Eastern Africa were turned upside down by World War I. Settlers in Eastern Africa, once friendly neighbours, reluctantly became enemies.
An ice-cream war. by. Boyd, William, 1952-. Publication date. 1983. Topics. World War (1914-1918), World War, 1914-1918, Fiction in English, 1945- - Texts. Publisher. Harmondsworth : Penguin.
