Summary
A startling philosophical thriller from an immensely gifted young star of European fiction.Sebastian and Oskar have been friends since their days studying physics at university, when both were considered future Nobel Prize candidates. But after their graduation, their lives took very different paths; while Oskar holds a prestigious research post in Geneva, Sebastian worries that he hasn’t lived up to his intellectual promise, having chosen marriage and fatherhood as an exit strategy.A few day…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099524168 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099524163 |
| Author: | Juli Zeh, Christine Lo |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 21mm |
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A compelling novel, thrilling yet profound…This book makes for a wonderful read, gripping until the last page. A masterpiece!
A compelling novel, thrilling yet profound…This book makes for a wonderful read, gripping until the last page. A masterpiece! * Financial Times Deutschland *A thrilling read as well as a terrific mental workout – Laura Wilson * Guardian *An intelligent an beautifully crafted existential thriller … Zeh’s lyricism and intellect lend the book a depth often lacking in mainstream thrillers * Big Issue *A clever and truly entertaining read * The Independent *Zeh constructs an impressive matrix of information for each of her key players and provides descriptions that are vivid and original … Her often unexpected imagery is precise and pithy … this philosophical thriller is well paced; one turns the pages impatient for the denouement * Times Literary Supplement *Dark Matter by Juli Zeh - a much-acclaimed German writer - is the kind of crime novel often described as philosophical, literary, psychological or even intellectual…That is no bad thing, but only if well executed, as Dark Matter undoubtedly is…Unusual and intriguing – Marcel Berlins * The Times *One might think that such perfection, such erudition must leave the reader untouched…but it does not. For that, Zeh’s labyrinth is built too cleverly, its corridors are adorned with witty elements, her sentences are of extraordinary brilliance * Die Welt *A compulsive read … ingenious and deftly-handled * New Humanist *It is certainly the best novel I’ve read so far this year, and should mark Zeh as one of Europe’s brightest younger novelists * Crime Time *Interesting and original novel * Literary Review *
About The Author
Juli Zeh
Juli Zeh was born in 1974 and lives in Brandenburg. She studied International Law, worked with the UN in New York, and completed her studies in Creative Writing. Juli Zeh has won numerous awards, including the international Per Olov Enquist Award and the French Prix Cevennes for Best European Novel. Her work has been translated into thirty languages.
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