'Utterly compelling...I couldn't put the book down' Observer
'Surprising and dark and excellent' New York Times
'A gripping and sophisticated thriller' Independent
Soon to be a major film adaptation starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes
David and Jo Henniger are on their way to a party at their old friends' home, deep in the Moroccan desert. But as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads, two young men spring from the roadside, the car swerves and collides with one of the boys...
Meanwhile, festivities at the house are in full flow. Under the watchful eyes of their Moroccan staff, the extravagant hosts attend to the whims of their glittering, insatiable guests as the party rages on into a new day. The stage is set for a weekend in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences.
'As menacing and engrossing as the best McEwan' Sunday Times
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Compelling...Engrossing...Gripping * Sunday Times * Surprising and dark and excellent * New York Times * A sinister story about guilt, atonement and restitution, fashioned from lean, prowling prose * Herald * A terrifically realised encounter between the clashing values of traditional Islam and the hedonistic, secular West... Beautifully written, painfully resolved. -- Lionel Shriver * The Times * More than a stylish thriller... The central plot has parallels with The Bonfire of the Vanities, while the socialites could be straight out of The Great Gatsby * Stylist * A gripping read * Kirkus * A superbly compelling novel... As menacing and engrossing as the best McEwan * Sunday Times * Osborne brings together all his authorial talents in this gripping and sophisticated thriller * Independent * Stylish, somehow both lavish and muscular at the same time * Independent on Sunday * Utterly compelling; at the risk of trotting out a cliche, I couldn't put the book down * Observer *
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Maße
Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 128 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-09-957893-2 (9780099578932)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Born in England, Lawrence Osborne is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark, Beautiful Animals, Only to Sleep: A Philip Marlowe novel (commissioned by the Raymond Chandler estate), The Glass Kingdom and On Java Road. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days, The Naked Tourist and The Wet and the Dry. His short story 'Volcano' was selected for Best American Short Stories 2012.
The film of The Forgiven, starring Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith and Jessica Chastain was released in 2022. The Ballad of a Small Player, starring Tilda Swinton and Colin Farrell, is due to be released in autumn 2025. Osborne lives in Bangkok.
