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Windows on the World Frederic Beigbeder

Windows on the World By Frederic Beigbeder

Windows on the World by Frederic Beigbeder


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Summary

A daring, moving fictional account of the last moments of a father and his two sons atop the World Trade Centre on September 11.

Windows on the World Summary

Windows on the World by Frederic Beigbeder

A daring, moving fictional account of the last moments of a father and his two sons atop the World Trade Centre on September 11.

'The only way to know what took place in the restaurant on the 107th Floor of the North Tower, World Trade Center on September 11th 2001 is to invent it.'

Weaving together fact and fiction, empathy and dark humour, autobiography and intellect, 'Windows on the World' dares to confront the terrifying image that has come to define our world, the image onto which we project our fears, our compassion, our anger, our incomprehension.

Beigbeder is a fierce, furious, infuriating chronicler of human iniquity and human suffering, and this book is a controversial, yet surprisingly humane attempt to depict the most awful event of recent memory.

Windows on the World Reviews

'Powerful...the combination of banality and panic is quietly devastating. Affecting and disconcerting' Financial Times

'Beigbeder has set himself a mammoth task. Foreknowledge of the outcome removes any narrative tension and reality has outstripped fiction. Given these constraints, the author is remarkably successful.' Sunday Express

'Beigbeder's gripping apocalyptic novel...it is, on all levels, a stunning read.' Publisher's Weekly

'Beigbeder brings this off thanks to his electrifying intelligence and vaulting leaps of sympathy with all the victims - in the tower, the planes, and the unjust world beyond New York.' Independent

About Frederic Beigbeder

Frederic Beigbeder was born in 1965 and lives in Paris. He works as a publisher, literary critic and broadcaster.

Additional information

GOR008022937
9780007184705
0007184700
Windows on the World by Frederic Beigbeder
Used - Like New
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
20050905
384
Winner of Independent Foreign Fiction Award 2005
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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