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'Terrific' -- Time Out
'grim, but utterly gripping' -- The Economist
‘Chilling… The writing is haunting. The characters are memorable… Vivid…' -- USA Today
‘Dexter’s characters - vividly-rendered and idiosyncratically-voiced - are so heartbreaking they penetrate like bullets.’ -- Esquire
‘Train is a sinister gem’ -- Wall Street Journal
‘Utterly gripping… A superbly written book.' -- The Economist
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'grim, but utterly gripping' -- The Economist
‘Chilling… The writing is haunting. The characters are memorable… Vivid…' -- USA Today
‘Dexter’s characters - vividly-rendered and idiosyncratically-voiced - are so heartbreaking they penetrate like bullets.’ -- Esquire
‘Train is a sinister gem’ -- Wall Street Journal
‘Utterly gripping… A superbly written book.' -- The Economist
The best new novel I read this year… Pete Dexter, a writer who can make me feel sick to the pit of my stomach using prose so pitch-perfect I immediately want to go back to the top of the page and be horrified all over again.' Mark Haddon in the Daily Telegraph Books of the Year
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- PublisherOLIVIER
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 2879293502
- ISBN 13 9782879293509
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: NEUF. - Attends de voir, a dit Raffa d'un ton sec, on n'est qu'au début. Sûrement qu'il rentrera cette nuit, les gens ne disparaissent pas comme ça.Ce jour-là, Anil n'est pas rentré de son déjeuner. Sa femme, Mirna, s'est inquiétée.Au bout de quelques jours, il a fallu se rendre à l'évidence : Anil avait bel et bien disparu sans laisser de trace, laissant derrière lui sa maison, sa famille, ses amis et son magasin. Comme s'il s'était volatilisé.Désespérée, Mirna fait face à cette absence qui ressemble à un abandon. Jusqu'au moment où, de guerre lasse, elle décide de refaire sa vie. Mais l'histoire ne s'arrête pas là. Car nous sommes à l'île Maurice, petit monde clos où il est difficile de se cacher.Barlen Pyamootoo a l'oreille absolue. Rien ne lui échappe, ni la misère ni la grandeur de ce peuple dont le quotidien est tissé de grotesque et de merveilleux. Comme ses romans précédents, L'Ile au poisson venimeux nous entraîne dans un voyage intérieur, loin de tout exotisme. - Nombre de page(s) : 176 - Poids : 213g - Langue : ANGLAIS - Genre : Littérature française Romans Nouvelles Correspondance LITTERATURE FRANCAISE. Seller Inventory # N9782879293509
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