A Major Literary Debut That Reviewers Have Compared to the Works of Auster, Borges and Murakami
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/03/2015
The Facades is one of the most remarkable and talked-about debut novels in recent memory. Set in the once-great Midwestern city of Trude a treacherous maze of convoluted shopping malls, barricaded libraries and elitist assisted-living homes Eric Lundgren s novel follows a disconsolate legal clerk named Sven Norberg, who sets out to investigate the disappearance of his wife, the city s most celebrated mezzo-soprano. To track her down, he must descend into Trude s underworld and confront the menacing and bizarre citizens of his hometown. rebellious librarians, shifty music critics and the minister of an apocalyptic church who has recruited Norberg s teenage son. Written with boundless intelligence and razor-sharp wit, The Facades is a comic and existential mystery that unfolds at the urgent pace of a thriller.
- ISBN:
- 9780715649459
- 9780715649459
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 25-03-2015
- Publisher:
- Overlook Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions (mm):
- 200x131mm
- Weight:
- 0.25kg
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