Revenge: A Novel - Rilegato

Fry, Stephen

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ISBN 10: 0375506233 ISBN 13: 9780375506239

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2006

Riassunto

Thanks to a prank by a jealous classmate, eighteen-year-old Ned Maddstone is mistakenly arrested and imprisoned in a top-secret gulag-style asylum where MI5 disposes of unwanted operatives, where, drugged and disoriented, he spends several decades, until he recovers his mind and seeks revenge on his captors. 20,000 first printing.

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Advance praise for Revenge

“Brilliant, biting . . . engrossing from the start: one of the year’s most intelligent and entertaining stories.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Yes, Stephen Fry can write a taut thriller too.”
—The Sunday Telegraph (London)

“Draped with the wit, grace and profundity that are the usual hallmark of Fry’s writing.”
—The Independent (London)

Praise for Making History

“[A] bright, engaging, learned novel . . . terrific.”
—The Washington Post

“Witty and eccentric . . . The ever astute actor/author asks the question: Does man make history or does history create the man? and answers with a jolt of surprising insight.”
—Elle

Praise for The Hippopotamus

“A deliciously wicked and amusing little fable.”
—The New York Times

“Tootingly and trenchantly funny.”
—Christopher Buckley

L'autore:

Stephen Fry is the author of three previous novels and a memoir. As an actor he has been featured in numerous films, including Gosford Park, A Civil Action, and Wilde, in which he played the title role, and in such popular English TV series as Jeeves and Wooster, Black Adder, and A Bit of Fry and Laurie. He lives in London.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0375506233
• ISBN 13: 9780375506239
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 316