'A brilliant display of pyrotechnics, a compelling tour de force ... by a master jeweller of polished prose' The New York Times
A private detective is hired to find a missing person, but nothing is normal about this case. Why has the beautiful, alcoholic wife of the vanished salesman waited over half a year to search for him? Why are the only clues a photo and a matchbox? As the investigator's ever-more puzzling hunt takes him into the labyrinthine depths of the urban underworld, he begins to wonder if it is in fact he who is lost. An intoxicating blend of noir thriller and surreal dream, The Ruined Map questions identity itself.
'An exciting, imaginative and entertaining novel' San Francisco Chronicle
| ISBN: | 9780241454602 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 2020 |
| Author: | Kobo Abe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Fiction in translation Crime and Mystery |
'A brilliant display of pyrotechnics, a compelling tour de force ... by a master jeweller of polished prose' The New York TimesA private detective is hired to find a missing person, but nothing is normal about this case. Why has the beautiful, alcoholic wife of the vanished salesman waited over half a year to search for him?
The Ruined Map features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Fiction in translation, Crime and Mystery
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The Ruined Map was written by Kobo Abe and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Ruined Map has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.