Author: Paolo Maurensig 82545
Title: A Devil Comes to Town
Description: World Editions, 2019. Paperback. Pp: 115. "A Devil Comes to Town is a brilliant form of torture.a huge amount of fun." -Lisa Grgas for The Literary ReviewA small Swiss village full of aspiring writers + The devil in the form of a hot-shot publisher = An international bestseller by the author of the Italian literary sensation The Luneburg VariationWild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village. In Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by the Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: Literature. Everyone's a writer-the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts. So when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hot-shot publisher, unsatisfied authorial desires are unleashed and the village's former harmony is shattered. Taut with foreboding and Gothic suspense, Paolo Maurensig gives us a refined and engaging literary parable on narcissism, vainglory, and our inextinguishable thirst for stories. ISBN: 9781642860139. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781642860139
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Title: A Devil Comes to Town
Description: World Editions, 2019. Paperback. Pp: 115. "A Devil Comes to Town is a brilliant form of torture.a huge amount of fun." -Lisa Grgas for The Literary ReviewA small Swiss village full of aspiring writers + The devil in the form of a hot-shot publisher = An international bestseller by the author of the Italian literary sensation The Luneburg VariationWild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village. In Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by the Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: Literature. Everyone's a writer-the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts. So when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hot-shot publisher, unsatisfied authorial desires are unleashed and the village's former harmony is shattered. Taut with foreboding and Gothic suspense, Paolo Maurensig gives us a refined and engaging literary parable on narcissism, vainglory, and our inextinguishable thirst for stories. ISBN: 9781642860139. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781642860139
Price: EUR 8.50 = appr. US$ 9.24 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 3360553
- Book number: 3360553
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