The Hand [electronic resource]
Georges Simenon2016
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A new translation of George Simenon's taut, devastating psychological novel set
in American suburbia. The inspiration for the new play by award-winning
playwright David Hare.
'I had begun, God knows why, tearing a corner off of everyday truth, begun
seeing myself in another kind of mirror, and now the whole of the old, more or
less comfortable truth was falling to pieces'
Confident and successful, New York advertising executive Ray Sanders takes what
he wants from life. When he goes missing in a snow storm in Connecticut one
evening, his closest friend begins to reassess his loyalties, gambling Ray's
fate and his own future.
'The romans durs are extraordinary: tough, bleak, offhandedly violent, suffused
with guilt and bitterness, redolent of place . . . utterly unsentimental,
frightening in the pitilessness of their gaze, yet wonderfully entertaining'
John Banville
'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was
unequalled at making us loo...
Main title:
The Hand [electronic resource] / Georges Simenon
Author:
Georges Simenon, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (160 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141984513
Language:
English
BRN:
434690
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |