Grand Complication The - Softcover
Alexander Short is a stylish young reference librarian of arcane interests who is approached by a bibliophile wanting to hire him for some research. Short's task is to render whole an incomplete cabinent of wonders chronicling the life of a mysterious 18th century inventor.
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‘A deliciously mazelike house of fiction ... Every bit as entertaining as it is sophisticated and elusive.’ -- Kirkus
‘I admire this ingenious erudite book, which will enthral all lovers of books and libraries... wonderfully irreverent.’ -- Doris Lessing
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‘I admire this ingenious erudite book, which will enthral all lovers of books and libraries... wonderfully irreverent.’ -- Doris Lessing
A wonderfully entertaining tour-de-force of a novel, reminiscent of Mark Danielewski’s House of Leaves in its wit, humour and sheer brio.
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- ISBN 10 0786889772
- ISBN 13 9780786889778
- BindingMass Market Paperback
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