A Long Way Off

Garnier, Pascal; Boyce, Emily (Transl.)

ISBN 10: 191047777X / ISBN 13: 9781910477779

Published by Gallic Books, London, 2020

About this Item

First UK printing, trade paperback, has a minor skew to the binding, a faint curve to text block, and very slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners, otherwise a solid, tight, clean VG+ copy.

Seller Inventory # 103377

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Long Way Off
• Publisher: Gallic Books, London
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 191047777X
• ISBN 13: 9781910477779
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 1st UK Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

‘Shifting from psychological thriller to absurd road trip tinged with black humor, A Long Way Off is the odyssey of an anti-hero’  France-Amérique

‘Rich and abundant in dark comedy’  Strong Words Magazine

'Masterly' John Banville

'Wonderful . . . properly noir' Ian Rankin

Marc dreams of going somewhere far, far away – but he’ll start by taking his cat and his grown-up daughter, Anne, to an out-of-season resort on the Channel.

Reluctant to go home, the curious threesome head south for Agen, whose main claim to fame is its prunes. As their impromptu road trip takes ever stranger turns, the trail of destruction – and mysterious disappearances – mounts up in their wake. 

Shocking, hilarious and poignant, the final dose of French noir from Pascal Garnier, published shortly before his death, is the author on top form.

About the Author

Pascal Garnier, who died in March 2010, was a talented novelist, short story writer, children’s author and painter. From his home in the mountains of the Ardèche, he wrote fiction in a noir palette with a cast of characters drawn from ordinary provincial life. Though his writing is often very dark in tone, it sparkles with quirkily beautiful imagery and dry wit. Garnier’s work has been likened to the great thriller writer, Georges Simenon.