The Facades By Eric Lundgren
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The Facades is one of the most remarkable and talked-about debut novels in recent memory.
Set in the once-great Midwestern city of Trude a treacherous maze of convoluted shopping malls, barricaded libraries and elitist assisted-living homes Eric Lundgrens novel follows a disconsolate legal clerk named Sven Norberg, who sets out to investigate the disappearance of his wife, the citys most celebrated mezzo-soprano. To track her down, he must descend into Trudes underworld and confront the menacing and bizarre citizens of his rebellious librarians, shifty music critics and the minister of an apocalyptic church who has recruited Norbergs teenage son. Written with boundless intelligence and razor-sharp wit,+
The Facades is a comic and existential mystery that unfolds at the urgent pace of a thriller.
Book Information
Format: Hardcover
Published: 20/01/2014
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
Pages: 216
Dimensions: 210 x 147mm
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