Engleby

Sebastian Faulks

RRP: £17.99

Publisher: HUTCHINSON

Publication Date : 03/05/2007

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Faulks new novel is a significant departure for him in that it has a contemporary setting - and this is sure to be picked up extensively in the media. It opens in the 1970s; Mike Engleby is a university student, a man devoid of scruple or self-pity, and it follows his subsequent career to the present day, unfolding a disturbing mystery. With black humour and great skill, interweaving real people with a powerful central fictional protagonist, the novel explores the limitations of science and education, the curse of human consciousness and some of the odder lyrics of 1970s rock. Expect major review and feature coverage.

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Publisher's description:

Set in the 1970s, this novel provides an account of English education. It is also a poignant account of the frailty of human consciousness.

ISBN: 9780091794507