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The Search

By Geoff Dyer
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The Search by Geoff Dyer is a vivid exploration of a man's quest to find a mysterious woman whom he once encountered. Set against diverse backdrops, the narrative blends philosophical musings with the protagonist's journey, examining themes of longing, self-discovery, and the nature of perception, all wrapped in Dyer's characteristically reflective style.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate narratives that explore the intricacies of desire and humanity through witty observations and poignant storytelling. Geoff Dyer's work often blends humour with insightful commentary, offering an engaging read filled with vivid characters and thought-provoking themes.

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The Search

'If Raymond Chandler and Italo Calvino had collaborated on a road movie script the result might have been somewhat similar' Sunday Telegraph.

'If Raymond Chandler and Italo Calvino had collaborated on a road movie script the result might have been somewhat similar' Sunday Telegraph

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Walker is at a party where he meets Rachel. Two days later, she turns up at his apartment. However, it's not Walker she wants, but her husband Malory who has gone missing. She wants Walker to find him.

So begins this strange, beautiful, road-movie of a novel that takes the hero across the vast landscape of middle America on the trail of a man he has never met. And as Walker's search grows in its weird intensity, it seems that somebody else is following, searching for him too.

The Search is a captivating journey through mystery and obsession.

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The Search by Geoff Dyer is highly praised for its brevity and depth, offering more than many longer novels, according to the Guardian. The Sunday Times describes it as elegantly crafted, akin to a well-expressed mathematical theorem. The Spectator appreciates its magical randomness and surreal quality, providing a vivid alternative to everyday experiences. The Independent claims it features one of the best thriller scenarios ever read.

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ISBN: 9780857862730

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 March 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 123g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Geoff Dyer is the author of Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi and three previous novels, as well as nine non-fiction books. Dyer has won the Somerset Maugham Prize, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, a Lannan Literary Award, the International Center of Photography's 2006 Infinity Award for writing on photography and the American Academy of Arts and Letters' E.M. Forster Award. In 2009 he was named GQ's Writer of the Year. He won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2012 and was a finalist in 1998. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in London.

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