Facades - Couverture souple

Lundgren, Eric

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0715649450 ISBN 13 : 9780715649459

Editeur : Overlook Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 Lundgren s novel follows a disconsolate legal clerk named Sven Norberg, who sets out to investigate the disappearance of his wife, the city s most celebrated mezzo-soprano. To track her down, he must descend into Trude s underworld and confront the menacing and bizarre citizens of his hometown. rebellious librarians, shifty music critics and the minister of an apocalyptic church who has recruited Norberg s 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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Eric Lundgren grew up in Minneapolis. He studied at Lewis & Clark College and earned his MFA at Washington University, where he was awarded a third-year fellowship. The Facades is his first novel. He works at a public library in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife Eleanor and their two cats.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Overlook Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0715649450
• ISBN 13: 9780715649459
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272