'The more I knew of Haffner,' writes Adam Thirlwell in The Escape, 'the more real he became, this was true. And, simultaneously, Haffner disappeared.'
In a forgotten spa town snug in the Alps, at the end of the twentieth century, Haffner is seeking a cure, more women, and a villa that belonged to his late wife.
But really he is trying to escape: from his family, his lovers, his history, his entire Haffnerian condition.
For Haffner is 78.
Haffner, in other words, is too old to be grown up.
| ISBN: | 9780099539834 |
| Publication date: | 5th August 2010 |
| Author: | Adam Thirlwell |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 321 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Humorous Fiction |
'The more I knew of Haffner,' writes Adam Thirlwell in The Escape, 'the more real he became, this was true. And, simultaneously, Haffner disappeared.'
In a forgotten spa town snug in the Alps, at the end of the twentieth century, Haffner is seeking a cure, more women, and a villa that belonged to his late wife.
But really he is trying to escape: from his family, his lovers, his history, his entire Haffnerian condition.
For Haffner is 78.
Haffner, in other words, is too old to be grown up.
The Escape features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Humorous Fiction
The Escape is available in Paperback
The Escape was written by Adam Thirlwell and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
The Escape has 321 pages
£14.39