A Lonely Man
Published on 7. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-571-34122-1 (ISBN)
Description
A New Statesman Book of the Year 2021
A Metro Book of the Year 2021
A Washington Post '10 Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2021'
'Gripping.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'A classy page-turner.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'A taut, subtle, postmodern literary thriller.' SUNDAY TIMES
When two men meet in a bookshop in Berlin they begin an uneasy friendship. Patrick has a sensational story to tell: a ghostwriter for a Russian oligarch recently found hanged, he says the people who killed his boss are now following him...
A twist on the cat-and-mouse narrative, A Lonely Man is about the search for identity and the elastic nature of truth. As the two men's association hurtles towards tragedy, Robert is forced to confront whether actual events are the only things that give a story life, and if some stories are too dangerous to tell.
'A remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story.'-JON McGREGOR
'A Lonely Man is a delicate snare of a novel.'-BRANDON TAYLOR
'A thrilling, unnerving novel. a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft.'-CATHERINE LACEY
A Metro Book of the Year 2021
A Washington Post '10 Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2021'
'Gripping.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'A classy page-turner.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'A taut, subtle, postmodern literary thriller.' SUNDAY TIMES
When two men meet in a bookshop in Berlin they begin an uneasy friendship. Patrick has a sensational story to tell: a ghostwriter for a Russian oligarch recently found hanged, he says the people who killed his boss are now following him...
A twist on the cat-and-mouse narrative, A Lonely Man is about the search for identity and the elastic nature of truth. As the two men's association hurtles towards tragedy, Robert is forced to confront whether actual events are the only things that give a story life, and if some stories are too dangerous to tell.
'A remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story.'-JON McGREGOR
'A Lonely Man is a delicate snare of a novel.'-BRANDON TAYLOR
'A thrilling, unnerving novel. a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft.'-CATHERINE LACEY
Reviews / Votes
'A Lonely Man is a remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story that manages to be both thrilling and deeply considered. If you're a fan of existential crises, family dramas, Putin-era paranoias, and Bolano-style multiplicities, and want to see them woven into one taut novel, you're in the right place. A lonely triumph.' - Jon McGregor'A classy page-turner... Unbearably tense, the intricate narrative delivers electric drama as well as thought-provoking reflections on storytelling ethics.' - Mail on Sunday
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
258 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-34122-1 (9780571341221)
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Chris Power is the author of Mothers, which was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. He lives in London.