A lonely man /
"An existential mystery that explores the uncertain intersection between fiction and reality, and the disastrous consequences of a chance encounter"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2021.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | "An existential mystery that explores the uncertain intersection between fiction and reality, and the disastrous consequences of a chance encounter"-- Two British writers meet by chance in Berlin. Robert is trying and failing to finish his next book while balancing his responsibilities as a husband and father. Patrick, a recent arrival in the city, is secretive but reveals that he has been ghostwriting the autobiography of a Russian oligarch. The oligarch has turned up dead, and Patrick claims to be a hunted man himself. Robert doubts the truth of Patrick's story-- but it might hold the key to his own foundering novel. Now he must decide what is his for the taking-- and whether some stories are too dangerous to tell. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 304 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780374298449 0374298440 |