Hellbent - Couverture souple

Mcgowan, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1416908145 ISBN 13 : 9781416908142

Editeur : Simon Pulse, 2006

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

The shame, the horror, the ignominy ... I'm about to be run down by an ice-cream van.

After the EMBARRASSING circumstances of his untimely teenage death, Conor is sent to HELL when it turns out he's THREE LIES over the limit for good behaviour. His custom-made TORTURE is to spend ETERNITY in a bleak cave filled with dusty philosophy books and classical music.

But what if Conor's version of HELL is someone else's idea of HEAVEN, and vice versa? Could he escape his TORMENT by swapping places? With his HIDEOUS pet dog, Scrote, at his side, Conor sets out on a mission with his PERSONAL DEVIL and enforcer of EVIL, Clarence, and a MELANCHOLY Viking called Olaf. Together they embark on a REVOLTING, REPULSIVE and RIOTOUS search for Conor's match made in HELL ...

'A wisecracking helterskelter' OBSERVER

Unsuitable for younger readers

Revue de presse

"Anthony McGowan made a hilarious debut with Hellbent, a modern take on Dante which manages to mix existentialist and determinist philosophy with quite surprising amounts of poo" (Anthony Horowitz Sunday Telegraph)

"A wisecracking helterskelter . . . Real boys' stuff . . . but watch out for a twist in the novel's devilish tail" (Hepzibah Anderson Observer)

"A brilliantly nauseating thriller . . . It is a devilishly funny, clever and moving novel" (Amanda Craig The Times)

"Dante for beginners with a serious moral message" (Geraldine Brennan TES)

"Every writer hates to hear the words "stunning new talent" applied to someone else, but in the case of Anthony McGowan nothing else will do" (Meg Rosoff)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon Pulse
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1416908145
• ISBN 13: 9781416908142
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible