"The Wake" by Paul Kingsnorth, published in 2014

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"The Wake" is a historical novel by Paul Kingsnorth, published in 2014 by Unbound. Written in a unique hybrid of Old English and Modern English, the book is set during the Norman Invasion of 1066. It follows the story of Buccmaster of Holland, an Anglo-Saxon freeman who leads a guerrilla resistance against the Norman invaders in the Lincolnshire Fens. The novel explores themes of loss, identity, and the collapse of a way of life. It has been widely acclaimed, winning the Gordon Burn Prize in 2014 and being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

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