Join an eccentric novelist on the run from his obsessive would-be biographer in this comic farce by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies.Why should I conceal the fact that I had found a full professor of Eng. Lit. rifling my dustbin?Fame, fortune, alcoholism, a failing marriage: for novelist Wilfred Barclay, his final unbearable irritation is his would-be-biographer, the young academic Professor Rick L. Tucker, who is determined to become The Barclay Man.Locked in a lethal relationship, the two men stumble across Europe, shedding wives, self-respect and identities in a game of literary cat and mouse - and the climax of their odyssey, when it comes, is as inevitable as it is unexpected . . .'A complex literary comedy from an extraordinarily powerful writer, which holds us right through to the end.' Malcolm Bradbury'Rich as a compost heap . . . It moves you and at times it can shake you.' Melvyn Bragg'[Golding's] splendid comic gift is used to often hilarious effect, running the whole gamut of comedy, from irony to farce . . . Hugely enjoyable.' Daily Telegraph
| ISBN: | 9780571312252 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2013 |
| Author: | Golding, William |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Ebook |
Join an eccentric novelist on the run from his obsessive would-be biographer in this comic farce by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies.Why should I conceal the fact that I had found a full professor of Eng. Lit. rifling my dustbin?Fame, fortune, alcoholism, a failing marriage: for novelist Wilfred Barclay, his final unbearable irritation is his would-be-biographer, the young academic Professor Rick L. Tucker, who is determined to become The Barclay Man.Locked in a lethal relationship, the two men stumble across Europe, shedding wives, self-respect and identities in a game of literary cat and mouse - and the climax of their odyssey, when it comes, is as inevitable as it is unexpected . . .'A complex literary comedy from an extraordinarily powerful writer, which holds us right through to the end.' Malcolm Bradbury'Rich as a compost heap . . . It moves you and at times it can shake you.' Melvyn Bragg'[Golding's] splendid comic gift is used to often hilarious effect, running the whole gamut of comedy, from irony to farce . . . Hugely enjoyable.' Daily Telegraph
Paper Men features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Thriller and Suspense
Paper Men is available in Ebook
Paper Men was written by Golding, William and published by Faber & Faber
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