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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Myth & legend told as fiction, Fiction in translation
From the internationally bestselling author of SOPHIE'S WORLD, a novel about loneliness, language, lies and the power of storytelling.
From the creative genius of Jostein Gaarder, author of modern classic SOPHIE'S WORLD, comes a novel about loneliness and the power of words
Jakop is a lonely man.
Divorced from his wife, with no friends apart from his constant companion Pelle, he spends his life attending the funerals of people he doesn't know, obscuring his identity in a web of improbable lies.
As his addiction spirals out of control, he is forced to reconcile his love of language and stories with the ever more urgent need for human connection.
AN UNRELIABLE MAN is a moving and thought-provoking novel about loneliness and truth, about seeking a place in the world, and about how storytelling gives our lives meaning.
Decades after his global bestseller SOPHIE'S WORLD, Jostein Gaarder has written a poignant and funny book for our times - full of life and hope.
Praise for SOPHIE'S WORLD
'A TOUR DE FORCE' Time
'EXTRAORDINARY' Newsweek
'A UNIQUE POPULAR CLASSIC' The Times
'A SIMPLY WONDERFUL, IRRESISTIBLE BOOK' Daily Telegraph
Praise for An Unreliable Man
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SOPHIE'S WORLD is set to become a unique popular classic: a wonderfully engaging mystery story that also forms a completely accessible and lucid introduction to philosophy and philosophers - The Times on SOPHIE'S WORLD
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A marvellously rich book - Guardian on SOPHIE'S WORLD
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An Alice in Wonderland for the 90s . . . a simply wonderful, irresistible book - Daily Telegraph on SOPHIE'S WORLD
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A modern fairytale - Heat on THE ORANGE GIRL
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It should be read by all - Vogue on THE ORANGE GIRL
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Insight from Jostein Gaarder on his latest novel 'The World According to Anna'
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Jostein Gaarder introduces us to his new book 'The World According to Anna'
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Insight from Jostein Gaarder on his latest novel 'The World According to Anna'
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Jostein Gaarder introduces us to his new book 'The World According to Anna'
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