'Dazzlingly clever, formally inventive and deeply moving. As If is a great success' Times Literary Supplement
Two men meet in a flat in London. They are total strangers and yet they look remarkably alike. Lewis is grieving his dead wife; Korine is hiding from his very-much-alive one. Lewis never had children; Korine is an ambivalent parent at best. Lewis is an erstwhile actor, too depressed to attend the big audition that has just fallen into his lap. Korine has tried a dozen dead-end jobs but never pursued his acting dreams.
Two men living mirror image lives. Each seeking a second chance to get things right. Each wanting what the other has.
As If is an existential farce about the road not taken. Surreal and slyly poignant, suffused with ironic melancholia, it is a parable for the twenty-first century everyman: a character trapped in reality's hall of mirrors, endlessly searching for something to live for.
'One of Britain's most exciting writers' New Statesman
'A daring doppelganger puzzle' Observer
'A triumph of narrative voice' Spectator
| ISBN: | 9781405981613 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2027 |
| Author: | Isabel Waidner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Health and illness Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Humorous Fiction Performing arts |
'Dazzlingly clever, formally inventive and deeply moving. As If is a great success' Times Literary SupplementTwo men meet in a flat in London.
As If features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Humorous Fiction, Performing arts
Paperback, Hardback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. Pre-order. 18th February 2027.
As If was written by Isabel Waidner and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
As If has 240 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. Pre-order. 18th February 2027.