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An engaging mystery and an illuminating story about family secrets and identity ... the author's deft descriptions of an angular childhood spiked with the soft humour of hindsight remain in the mind (THE TIMES)
[A] smartly written, atmospheric novel (INDEPENDENT)
The best writing will always tell us what is unusual about the usual . . . Theroux's achievement is to show us the world of mystery and pain that lies behind the ordinary lives of his characters . . . His book thoroughly deserved its 2002 Somerset Maugham Award (THE TIMES)
Theroux has written a clever and engaging novel which, after lulling the reader into a false sense of comfort, takes great delight in turning the world upside down. An absorbing read (BIG ISSUE)
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[A] smartly written, atmospheric novel (INDEPENDENT)
The best writing will always tell us what is unusual about the usual . . . Theroux's achievement is to show us the world of mystery and pain that lies behind the ordinary lives of his characters . . . His book thoroughly deserved its 2002 Somerset Maugham Award (THE TIMES)
Theroux has written a clever and engaging novel which, after lulling the reader into a false sense of comfort, takes great delight in turning the world upside down. An absorbing read (BIG ISSUE)
* THE PAPERCHASE is at once an engaging mystery and an illuminating story about family secrets and identity.
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- EditoreAbacus
- Data di pubblicazione2001
- ISBN 10 0349114668
- ISBN 13 9780349114668
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine224
- Valutazione libreria
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