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Infinite Ground
eBook - 'A totally original, surreal mystery' (Jeff VanderMeer) from the Booker Prize-listed author of In Ascension
ISBN/EAN: 9781782399483
Umbreit-Nr.: 4346296
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 272 S., 0.95 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 04.08.2016
Auflage: 1/2016
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- 'Astonishing' Herald, Books of the Year'Sublime' Irish Times, Book of the Year'Wonderful' Guardian, Books of the YearDuring a sweltering South American summer, a family convenes for dinner at a restaurant. Midway through the meal, Carlos disappears. An experienced, semi-retired inspector takes the case, but what should be a routine investigation becomes something strange, intangible, even sinister. The corporation for which Carlos worked seems to serve no purpose; the staff talk of their missing colleague's alarming, shifting physical symptoms; a forensic scientist uncovers evidence of curious abnormalities in the thriving microorganisms that shared Carlos's body. As the inspector relives and retraces the missing man's footsteps, the trail leads him away from the city sprawl and deep into the country's rainforest interior, where he encounters both horror and wonder.
- Kurztext
- 'Some best-kept secrets are best not kept...' Guardian, Best Books of 2016Waterstones' Book of the MonthCarlos has disappeared. A retired inspector takes the case, but what should be a routine investigation becomes something strange, even sinister. As the inspector relives and retraces the missing man's footsteps, the trail leads him away from the city sprawl and deep into the country's rainforest interior, where he encounters both horror and wonder.WINNER OF THE 2016 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 SALTIRE LITERARY AWARDS
- Autorenportrait
- Martin MacInnes lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. His debut novel, Infinite Ground (2016), won the Somerset Maugham Award. His second novel, Gathering Evidence (2020), led to his inclusion in The National Centre for Writing/British Council's list of ten writers shaping the UK's future. His third novel, In Ascension (2023), was longlisted for the Booker Prize and has been optioned for film. He is published in 10 languages, and is the winner of a Manchester Fiction Prize and a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award.