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An unreliable man / Jostein Gaarder ; translated from the Norwegian by Nichola Smalley.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781474605823
- Physical Description: 321 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
| Language Note: | Translated from the Norwegian. |
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| Subject: | Loneliness > Fiction. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Fiction. Storytelling > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Divorced people > Fiction. |
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- 7 of 7 copies available at Sitka. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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- Baker & Taylor
"Jakop is a lonely man. Divorced from his wife, with no friends apart from his constant companion Pelle, he spends his life attending the funerals of people he doesn't know, obscuring his identity in a web of improbable lies. As his addiction spirals outof control, he is forced to reconcile his love of language and stories with the ever more urgent need for human connection."--Provided by publisher. - Grand Central Pub
From the creative genius of Jostein Gaarder comes a beautiful novel about loneliness and the power of words.
Jakop is a lonely man.
Divorced from his wife, with no friends apart from his constant companion Pelle, he spends his life attending the funerals of people he doesn't know, obscuring his identity in a web of improbable lies.
As his addiction to storytelling spirals out of control, he is forced to reconcile his love of language and stories with the ever more urgent need for human connection.
