Puulattian kunnossapito on uuden, lupaavan brittikirjailijan nerokkaan hauska esikoisromaani. Tarinan minäkertoja asettuu kuukaudeksi asumaan ystävänsä Oskarin asuntoon ja hoitamaan tämän kissoja isännän matkustaessa Atlantin yli järjestelemään avioeroaan. Tehtävä kuulostaa helpolta: ki[...]
A bold and brilliant debut from a darkly funny new voice. Oskar is a minimalist composer best known for a piece called Variations on Tram Timetables. He is married to a Californian art dealer named Laura and he lives with two cats, named after Russian composers, in an Eastern European city. But this[...]
'The Way Inn' takes the polished surfaces of modern life, the branded coffee and the free wifi, and twists them into a nightmare. The Way Inn is a global chain of identikit mid-budget hotels, and Neil Double is a valued member of its loyalty scheme. Neil is a professional conference-goer, a man who [...]