Rupert Thomson

How to Make a Bomb (MP3-Download)

A Novel Ungekürzte Lesung. 507 Min.
Sprecher: Thomson, Rupert

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Produktbeschreibung

Bloomsbury presents How to Make a Bomb written and read by Rupert Thomson. If he suddenly found what surrounded him unbearable, it was because it was artificial Everything had been designed and manufactured, and he was trapped in it Philip Notman, an acclaimed historian, attends a conference in Bergen, Norway. On his return to London, and to his wife and son, something unexpected and inexplicable happens to him, and he is unable to settle back into his normal life. Seeking answers, he flies to Cadiz to see Inés, a Spanish academic with whom he shared a connection at the conference, but his journey doesn't end there. A chance encounter with a wealthy, elderly couple sends him to a house on the south coast of Crete. Is he thinking of leaving his wife, whom he claims he still loves, or is he trying to change a reality that has become impossible to bear? Is he on a quest for a simpler and more authentic existence, or is he utterly self-deluded? As he tries to make sense of both his personal circumstances and the world surrounding him, he finds himself embarking on a course of action that will push him to the very brink of disaster.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apollo
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781035908523
• Artikelnr.: 70634929

Autorenporträt

RUPERT THOMSON is the author of eight highly acclaimed novels, of which Air and Fire and The Insult were shortlisted for the Writer's Guild Fiction Prize and the Guardian Fiction Prize respectively. His most recent novel, Death of a Murderer, was shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Novel Award. His memoir This Party's Got to Stop was published in 2009.

Rezensionen

Riveting and enigmatic