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OverviewIsolation, terror, paranoia. Two guards in a luxury apartment block stick to their posts while the world collapses around them. 'A mix of psychological thriller and SF fable, this is a strange, wonderfully claustrophobic novel' John O'Connell, Guardian. (Guardian) Harry and Michel are stationed in the basement of a luxury apartment block, guarding the 1%. Until all the residents leave - apart from a man on floor 29. Harry and Michel stick to their posts. The world might be at war, plunged into nuclear winter or decimated by a disease; they may be the last inhabitants in the city. All they know is that if they are vigilant, 'the organisation' will reward them: promotion to an elite cadre of security officers remains their goal, and their days are punctuated by vivid dreams of everything they are missing. But what if there were no-one left to guard? And if the promised third officer arrives, how will he fit into Michel and Harry's studied routine of boredom and paranoia? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Terrin , David Colmer , David ColmerPublisher: Quercus Publishing Imprint: MacLehose Press Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.174kg ISBN: 9781848662940ISBN 10: 1848662947 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 26 September 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'A tremendous novel, often horrifically funny and always unsettling' Eileen Battersby, Irish Times. 'A mix of psychological thriller and SF fable, this is a strange, wonderfully claustrophobic novel' John O'Connell, Guardian. Author InformationPeter Terrin represents a unique voice in contemporary literature, touching on universal and highly topical themes. He is considered by critics to be a literary maverick, a classic writer and a masterful stylist. He is also an avid collector of vintage typewriters. He won a European Literature Prize for The Guard, and the AKO Literatuurprijs for Post Mortem. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |