
UV
Serge Joncour(Author)
Black Swan (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-552-77249-5 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the Prix Roman France Televisions On a hot and lazy sun-drenched afternoon, when one affluent family are at their most docile, most vulnerable, most ripe for the picking, a handsome stranger unexpectedly turns up, and lingers poolside. A master of the art of deception, Boris introduces himself as an old school friend of Philip, the feckless brother. No matter that Philip has been unreachable for days and yet to arrive for the summer holiday, Boris is welcomed with open arms. As the island's spectacular Bastille Day fireworks celebration looks ever nearer, and Philip's arrival feels increasingly imminent, Boris is embraced wholeheartedly into the family fold. No one seems to notice as he carefully exerts a powerful and sinister influence over them all...
Reviews / Votes
"A Hitchcockian nightmare ... precise, funny and super subtle" Le Nouvel Observateur "'[Joncour's] art is in chiseling out ... the painful and laughable complexity of family relationships. A novel that makes the ideal gift - but read it first before giving it away!'" Paris Match "'A captivating novel, as refreshing as a cool glass of Perrier on a hot summer's day'" La ProvenceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-77249-5 (9780552772495)
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Persons
Serge Joncour was born in 1961 and studied philosophy at university before deciding to become a writer. His first novel, VU, was published by Le Dilettante in 1998. UV was first published in France in September 2003, the mass market paperback edition will be published by Folio later this year.