Gentlemen - Softcover
Barricaded into a large, gloomy flat in Stockholm, 1979, a battered and frightened young man - Klas Östergren - writes the story of how he came to this sorry state. But is he a reliable narrator?
In this expansive and exuberant novel, he tells the story of his friends (and flatmates), the two Morgan brothers: Henry - a charismatic charmer, a man who loves to play at life but is mysteriously bound to the beautiful Maud; and Leo - a child genius who became a revolutionary poet, drinking and smoking his way to disillusionment. Despite their hedonistic lifestyle, they've stumbled on a dark secret that goes right to the heart of the country, a story that has sinister links with their own pasts. But now both of them have vanished, and Klas is frightened for his life.
When Klas Östergren, aged 25, made his debut in Sweden with this powerful and original work, it was instantly recognised as a masterpiece. Playing with truth and lies, fact and fiction - and everything in-between - this blackly humorous spy novel, love story and boys' own adventure is sure to charm and delight a new audience in its English incarnation.
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"An exuberant, complicated thriller and literary tour de force...the unravelling of the mystery is extremely compelling and highly imaginative." (Kate Saunders The Times 2008-01-12)
"An amusing, vivid depiction of a romantic era in post-war Sweden." (The Herald)
"A modern Swedish classic" (Financial Times)
"Stylishly translated . . . this exuberant alloy of family saga, espionage romp and historical panorama delivers border-hopping intrigue as well as a nostalgia fest for veterans of the Sixties and Seventies . . . Steeped in the pop and counter-cultures of its time, Ostegren's entertaining tour of Cold War Europe smacks almost as much of Austin Powers as John Le Carre." (Boyd Tonkin Independent 2009-02-20)
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"An amusing, vivid depiction of a romantic era in post-war Sweden." (The Herald)
"A modern Swedish classic" (Financial Times)
"Stylishly translated . . . this exuberant alloy of family saga, espionage romp and historical panorama delivers border-hopping intrigue as well as a nostalgia fest for veterans of the Sixties and Seventies . . . Steeped in the pop and counter-cultures of its time, Ostegren's entertaining tour of Cold War Europe smacks almost as much of Austin Powers as John Le Carre." (Boyd Tonkin Independent 2009-02-20)
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- PublisherCanongate Books Ltd
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1847671187
- ISBN 13 9781847671189
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages464
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