Herman Koch

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Beschreibung

The thrilling, hair-raising new novel from Herman Koch, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dinner and Summer House with Swimming Pool

Autor

Herman Koch was born in 1953. He is the author of a number of novels - including The Dinner and Summer House with Swimming Pool - short stories, has acted for radio, television, and film, and was a co-creator of the long-running Dutch TV comedy series Jiskefet (1990-2005). The Dinner has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Chloë Sevigny will star in the film adaptation, forthcoming in 2017. Praise for Herman Koch: 'Gripping . . . For fans of thriller such as Gone Girl, this should be essential summer reading' Guardian (Summer House with Swimming Pool) 'Utterly entertaining. There is a manic clarity and gleefulness to its writing . . . You'll be gripped and chilled' Independent (Summer House with Swimming Pool) 'A clever, dark confection . . . absorbing and highly readable' New York Times Book Review (The Dinner) 'Slick, thrillerish and highly enjoyable' Sunday Times (The Dinner) 'The Dinner proves how powerful fiction can be in illuminating the modern world' The Economist 'One of those must-read novels about nature vs nurture, like The Slap and We Need to Talk about Kevin, with a series of dark twists and turns' Independent (The Dinner) 'Perfect . . . A virtuoso achievement' Financial Times (The Dinner) 'Utterly absorbing' Mail on Sunday (The Dinner) 'A feast of a novel' Evening Standard (The Dinner)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International
• Main Market Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 128mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9781447294702
• ISBN-10: 144729470X
• Artikelnr.: 46448066

Rezensionen

A riveting but disturbing literary thriller . . . Delicately told, in spare, haunting prose, there are echoes of Stephen King's Misery, but this is even more subtle, with a denouement to send shivers down the spine. Daily Mail