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Ideal for fans of psychological thrillers, noir fiction, and innovative stage adaptations exploring themes of identity and reality.
When reclusive crime writer Daniel Quinn receives a mysterious call seeking a private detective in the middle of the night, he quickly and unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a thriller of his own. As the familiar territory of the noir
When reclusive crime writer Daniel Quinn receives a mysterious call seeking a private detective in the middle of the night, he quickly and unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a thriller of his own.
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When reclusive crime writer Daniel Quinn receives a mysterious call seeking a private detective in the middle of the night, he quickly and unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a thriller of his own.
As the familiar territory of the noir detective genre gives way to something altogether more disturbing, Quinn becomes consumed by his mission, and begins to lose his grip on reality.
City of Glass by Paul Auster, Duncan Macmillan offers a gripping narrative that challenges perceptions of identity and reality.
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This bold, technically ground-breaking production uses stagecraft, projection, magic and illusion to immerse audiences in the dizzying, disorientating and ultimately transcendental story that helped establish Auster's reputation as one of America's greatest living novelists. – The Guardian
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ISBN: 9781786821706
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 April 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oberon Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Adapted by Duncan Macmillan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 193.0mm
Weight: 123g
Pages: 104
About the Author
Duncan Macmillan's work has been performed throughout the world, including at the National Theatre, Royal Court, Almeida, Barbican, St Ann's Warehouse, Melbourne Theatre Company, Berliner Ensemble, Hamburg Schauspielhaus, Schauspielhaus Ko ln, Burgtheater Vienna, Vesturport, Kansallisteatteri, Nationaltheatret Oslo and in the repertory of the Schaubu hne Berlin, as well as the Edinburgh Festival, the Manchester International Festival, Salzburg Festival, Festival d'Avignon and Theatertreffen, in the West End and on Broadway.
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