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This novel is well-suited to readers interested in contemporary British fiction, sharp social satire, and stories exploring the complexities of modern work and identity.
Paul Rainey, an ad salesman, perceives dimly through a fog of psychoactive substances his dissatisfaction with his life- professional, sexual, weekends, the lot. But when this offer turns out to be as misleading as Paul's sales patter, his life and that of his family are transformed in ways very much more peculiar than he ever thought possible.
A stunning debut novel set in the murky worlds of telephone salesmen and supermarket shelf-stackers.
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A stunning debut novel set in the murky worlds of telephone salesmen and supermarket shelf-stackers by one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013.
WINNER OF THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE
'Compulsively readable' Independent on Sunday
A discontented ad salesman finds his life changed, in the wryly funny and addictive novel from Booker-shortlisted David Szalay.
Paul Rainey, an ad salesman, perceives dimly through a fog of psychoactive substances his dissatisfaction with his lifeβprofessional, sexual, weekends, the lot. He only wishes there was something he could do about it.
And 'something' seems to fall into his lap when a meeting with an old friend and fellow salesman, Eddy Jaw, leads to the offer of a new job. But when this offer turns out to be as misleading as Paul's sales patter, his life and that of his family are transformed in ways very much more peculiar than he ever thought possible.
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Praised as one of the great English novels of recent years, this Booker Prize-winning debut is celebrated for its sublime literary realism and black comedy. Reviewers commend Szalay's confident narrative style and sharp social satire, highlighting the novel's tension and dark humour.
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ISBN: 9780099515890
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 244g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
David Szalay is the author of six works of fiction, including London and the South-East, for which he was awarded the Betty Trask and Geoffrey Faber Memorial prizes, All That Man Is, for which he was awarded the Gordon Burn Prize and Plimpton Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Turbulence, which won the Edge Hill Prize. Born in Canada, he grew up in London, and now lives in Vienna. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages.
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