Upperdown
Published on 27. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-9998960-6-5 (ISBN)
Description
Upperdown, David Brennan's debut novel, is a dark reimagining of 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'.
Things in the town of Upperdown are not as they seem. The Professor struggles with his devotion to proving the Riemann Hypothesis and he walks the streets seeking a solution whilst battling his own deeper preoccupations.
The appearance of a stranger in town, the Piano Man, leads to the resolution of the rat infestation but when the town's children start to go missing it is clear something darker has been set in motion.
Things in the town of Upperdown are not as they seem. The Professor struggles with his devotion to proving the Riemann Hypothesis and he walks the streets seeking a solution whilst battling his own deeper preoccupations.
The appearance of a stranger in town, the Piano Man, leads to the resolution of the rat infestation but when the town's children start to go missing it is clear something darker has been set in motion.
Reviews / Votes
'David Brennan's clever Irish debut presents a deeply unsettling world...Upperdown is a liminal, transgressive place where malevolent forces are at work both externally and within the mind of the protagonist.'The Irish Times -- The Irish Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9998960-6-5 (9781999896065)
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Person
David Brennan won the Frank O'Connor Mentorship Bursary Award in 2016 and in 2017 he was longlisted for the Colm Tobin Award. He was one of the winners of the Irish Novel Fair in 2018 with his debut novel, Upperdown, which was published by epoque press in June 2019. David lives and writes in China.