The Maintenance of Headway
Autor Magnus Millsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 mai 2015
From the Booker-shortlisted author acclaimed as having "no literary precedent" ("Independent") comes a gently absurd examination of the systems that trap and frustrate us daily. Fans of dry humor will enjoy this tale of mishap and folly, told from the point of view of a bus driver who's been charged to maintain a precise distance between himself and other buses--a directive that leads him to ignore the very passengers he's meant to serve.
Witty, allegorical, and intelligent, this is a novel for all those who have ever run for a bus, only to have it pull away as they reach its doors. Showcasing all of Mills' strengths, it is the perfect reintroduction for American readers to an incomparable talent.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781632860361
ISBN-10: 1632860368
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 140 x 208 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury USA
ISBN-10: 1632860368
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 140 x 208 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury USA
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Notă biografică
Magnus Mills
Caracteristici
Magnus Mills gathered a passionate fan base following his debut novel, The Restraint of Beasts, which won the McKitterick Prize and was shortlisted for both the Booker and the Whitbread
Recenzii
'Once you've read this excellent, funny, intelligent book, it will make you look in a more kindly way on that harried driver as he zooms away into the night'
'It's finally happened: Britain's most famous bus-driving novelist has given us a novel about buses. All your questions will be answered: why do you wait for ages only for three to come at once? Who are those men who hang around bus stops muttering into handsets? And why do buses suddenly terminate halfway into your journey? But this is no mere gimmick from a mid-career writer run out of ideas. There is a perfect match between Mills's subject and his peculiar obssessions ... brilliant'
'Uniquely delightful'
'Mill's deadpan humour about the surreal workings of the transport authority has a distinct ring of truth. This novel should be required reading for those in charge of our chaotic public transport system'
'It's finally happened: Britain's most famous bus-driving novelist has given us a novel about buses. All your questions will be answered: why do you wait for ages only for three to come at once? Who are those men who hang around bus stops muttering into handsets? And why do buses suddenly terminate halfway into your journey? But this is no mere gimmick from a mid-career writer run out of ideas. There is a perfect match between Mills's subject and his peculiar obssessions ... brilliant'
'Uniquely delightful'
'Mill's deadpan humour about the surreal workings of the transport authority has a distinct ring of truth. This novel should be required reading for those in charge of our chaotic public transport system'
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'Magnus Mills, the bus driver who also writes novels, is a true original in a world of clones. His sparsely written books somehow manage to make the everyday deeply bizarre, occasionally menacing and often funny ... It's real life, but not quite realism, and strangely brilliant.' Kate Saunders, The Times
'Magnus Mills, the bus driver who also writes novels, is a true original in a world of clones. His sparsely written books somehow manage to make the everyday deeply bizarre, occasionally menacing and often funny ... It's real life, but not quite realism, and strangely brilliant.' Kate Saunders, The Times