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The Imposters is the first novel in stories that Tom Rachman has written since his international bestseller The Imperfectionists.'An astonishing achievement - brutally funny, humane, dizzying - will win Rachman the readership he deserves' Patrick Gale'Easily the best thing I have read in ages' Rebecca Wait'Clever and full of tricks from start to finish' SpectatorIt's set during a crisis in democracy, a society in lockdown linked digitally but ...

Erste Sätze, letzte Worte und all die Geschichten dazwischen >Die Hochstapler< die Bedeutung und Kraft der Erzählkunst vor Augen.

For admirers of Tom Rachman's work, particularly The Imperfectionists, this is a return to the formal ingenuity and technique that he exhibited so flamboyantly in his bestselling debut, The Imposters is told in nine chapters, each of which feature characters who flit in and out of each others' stories, united by their connection with an austere and opinionated and unread Dutch writer, Dora, They exist either through close relationships, like h...

For admirers of Tom Rachman's work, particularly The Imperfectionists, this is a return to the formal ingenuity and technique that he exhibited so flamboyantly in his bestselling debut.

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An absolute winning novel. Set in the office of an English international newspaper, based in Rome, tells the story of different employees, from ambitious workaholic editor-in-chief Kathleen Solson to obituary writer Arthur Gopal, the son of a world-famous journalist whose ambition is to do as little work as possible and rush home to his beloved daughter, Peanut.

Der übermächtige Schatten eines großen Künstlers - eine ergreifende Vater-Sohn-Beziehung Mit einer einzigen beiläufigen Bemerkung wischt Bear Bavinsky (gefeierter Maler, zahlreiche Ex-Frauen, siebzehn Kinder) jede Hoffnung seines Lieblingssohnes Pinch beiseite, auch nur halb so viel Talent zu haben wie er. Desillusioniert zieht es Pinch raus in die Welt, in Kanada versucht er sich an einer Biografie über Bear, als Italienischlehrer in London...

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An exotic touch of intrigue arises in THE ITALIAN TEACHER . . . deliciously ironic and deeply affectionate."-Ron Charles, The Washington Post A masterful novel about the son of a great painter striving to create his own legacy, by the bestselling author of The Imperfectionists.Conceived while his father, Bear, cavorted around Rome in the 1950s, Pinch learns quickly that Bear's genius trumps all. After Bear abandons his family, Pinch strives to...

Beautiful new edition of Tom Rachman's highly-acclaimed second novel, in a new package alongside his bestseller The Imperfectionists and new novel The Italian Teacher

Rome, 1955 The artists are gathering together for a photograph. In one of Rome's historic villas, a party is bright with near-genius, shaded by the socialite patrons of their art. Bear Bavinsky, creator of vast, masculine, meaty canvases, is their god. Larger than life, muscular in both figure and opinion, he blazes at art criticism and burns half his paintings. He is at the centre of the picture. His wife, Natalie, edges out of the shot. From...

Short satirical linked stories on the reaction to Trump, the hypocrisies of liberalism and living in a post-truth America

The New York Times and Globe & Mail-bestselling author of The Imperfectionists returns with an intricately woven novel about a bookseller who travels the world to make sense of her puzzling past.

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Freundschaft, Liebe und Mut sind die wahren Koordinaten des Lebens Tooly Zylberberg liebt Tee, lange Spaziergänge und den Buchladen ›World's End‹ in einem kleinen walisischen Städtchen, dessen stolze, wenn auch nicht gewinnbringende Besitzerin sie ist. Tooly hütet nicht nur tausende Bücher, sondern auch eine Fülle von Geheimnissen, ihre eigene Vergangenheit betreffend, die sie selbst nicht alle kennt. Als sie klein war, hatte ihr Vater sie ent...

What makes an artist? In THE ITALIAN TEACHER, Tom Rachman displays a nuanced understanding of twentieth-century art and its demons, vultures and chimeras. Moreover, in Pinch he achieves a portrait of exacting vulnerability and realism: talent made irrelevant by personality. Stripped of egotism, authenticity or genius, Pinch forces us to face the deep held fear of a life lived in vain.

From the bestselling author of "The Imperfectionists" comes a new novel about fathers and sons, art and the meaning of a life free of legacy. Will appeal to fans of Donna Tartt and Julian Barnes. Also appeared in February Buyer's Notes.

A charming and enthralling novel about an idiosyncratic English language newspaper in Rome and the lives of its staffers as the paper fights for survival in the internet age. Chosen as a book of the year by Andrew O'Hagan and "Observer" literary editor Will Skidesly, it will appeal to fans of Joshua Ferris. 'Loaded with charm and insight' "Daily Mail" *Also appeared in October Buyer's Notes*

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The Seattle Times • The Globe and Mail • Kirkus Reviews • Daily Mail • The Vancouver SunFrom the author of The Italian Teacher and The Imperfectionists comes a brilliant, intricately woven novel about a young woman who travels the world to make sense of her puzzling past.Look in the back of the book for a conversation between Tom Rachman and J. R. MoehringerFollowing one of the most critically a...

The stunning second novel from the author of international bestseller The Imperfectionists.