The End Of Sleep - Couverture rigide

Somerville, Rowan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0297853686 ISBN 13 : 9780297853688

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008

Synopsis

In this hypnotic and deeply funny tale of modern-day Cairo, Fin, an Irish journalist with little more than a rumpled linen suit to his name, wakes at dawn with a fierce hangover and an excruciating bruise on his thigh. As the first prayer call of the day sounds over the ancient city, Fin stumbles into an exotic adventure that will take him to the very edge of his courage, his endurance and his sense of self. He seeks a story - a story about treasure - and to find it, he must first find his friend Farouk,the mercurial teller of tales, who alone knows what Fin needs to hear. Fuelled by whisky and a thousand glasses of tea Fin pursues his quest under the shadow of the Great Pyramid, through crowded kebab shops and into the great emptiness of the desert itself. Set against the background of a magnificently crumbling city, The End of Sleep is an incantatory tale about a man desperately seeking meaning. It is also a riotous love letter to Arab culture, its rich history, humour, food and friendship and above all to the transformative power of storytelling.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rowan Somerville was born in London in 1966. He was educated by Jesuits and took an honours degree in Literature from the University of Edinburgh. He has worked in film, televison and radio and he now lives in Donegal, Ireland. THE END OF SLEEP is his first novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0297853686
• ISBN 13: 9780297853688
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible