Icarus - Couverture souple

Meyer, Deon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802125514 ISBN 13 : 9780802125514

Editeur : Black Cat, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Sharp and full of energy, his evocation of place and character second to none. The pace of the novel is breathless, yet Meyer never sacrifices authenticity or the quality of his writing. Crime, wine and a thrilling finale: a rare and unexpected treat. (Simon Lelic, author of Rupture)

Deon Meyer's South Africa is laid bare in ICARUS . . . it is as glittering and hard as the diamonds his country is famous for . . . Meyer utilises the crime fiction genre as an apparatus to create a multifaceted, unsparing picture of his country (Barry Forshaw Independent)

Meyer heightens the suspense . . . The richness of the characters, especially the multifaceted Benny, elevates this above most contemporary police procedurals. (Publishers Weekly (Starred Review))

ICARUS places [Deon] firmly in the top international league. It's the fifth, and best, of the Benny Griessel series. (The Times)

South African author Deon Meyer's Benny Griessel series is one of the high points of contemporary crime fiction, and the fifth title, ICARUS, is his best yet ... expertly engineered. (Laura Wilson Guardian)

Deon Meyer is not just South Africa's greatest crime writer, he's up there with the best in the world. (The Times, Saturday Review)

Every once in a while there comes along a writer, an already accomplished storyteller, who grows into the stature of a great writer through one wonderful story. That author is Deon Meyer; the story he has masterfully crafted is ICARUS. (Thrillers4u)

Praise for Deon Meyer (:)

The narrative is well-plotted, and the novel brings to life the rich and volatile diversity of contemporary South Africa. There's nothing flashy here, just a good story, very well told. Would there were more like it. (Spectator)

Deon Meyer is a top notch plotter and has created one of the best ensemble (and multi-racial) casts of any modern police procedural series. (Shots magazine)

Biographie de l'auteur :

Deon Meyer's books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Originally written in Afrikaans, they have now been translated into twenty-eight languages.

THIRTEEN HOURS was shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger and won the Boeke Prize in South Africa - the first time in the prize's 16 year history that a South African book has won. His novels have also won literary prizes in France, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, and the film rights to seven of his novels have been optioned or sold.

Deon has also written two television series, and several screenplays for movies. In 2013 he directed one of his original scripts for the feature film The Last Tango.

Deon Meyer lives near Cape Town in South Africa. His big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. In January 2008 he retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for BMW Motorrad, and is now a full time author.

Visit the author's website at www.deonmeyer.com and follow him on Twitter @MeyerDeon

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Black Cat
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0802125514
• ISBN 13: 9780802125514
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384