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The House of Sleep Jonathan Coe

The House of Sleep By Jonathan Coe

The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe


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Summary

Sarah is a narcoleptic who has dreams so vivid she mistakes them for real events; Robert has his life changed for ever by the misunderstandings arising from her condition; and Terry, the insomniac, spends his wakeful nights fuelling his obsession with movies.

The House of Sleep Summary

The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe

The House of Sleep - Jonathan Coe's comic tale of love and obsession Sarah is a narcoleptic who has dreams so vivid she mistakes them for real events; Robert has his life changed for ever by the misunderstandings arising from her condition; Terry, the insomniac, spends his wakeful nights fuelling his obsession with movies; and the increasingly unstable Dr Gregory Dudden sees sleep as a life-shortening disease which must be eradicated. . . A group of students sharing a house. They fall in and out of love, they drift apart. Yet a decade later they are drawn back together by a series of coincidences involving their obsession with sleep - and each other. . . Winner of the 1998 Prix Medicis Etranger, The House of Sleep is an intensely moving and frequently hilarious novel about love, obsession and sleep. 'Moving, clever, pleasurable, smart...one of the best books of the year' Malcolm Bradbury, The Times 'There are bits that make you laugh out loud and others that make your heart ache' Guardian 'Fiercely clever, witty, wise, hopeful...a compellingly beautiful tale of love and loss' The Times Literary Supplement Jonathan Coe's novels are filled with biting political satire, moving and astute observations of life and hilarious set pieces that have made him one of the most popular writers of his generation. His other titles, The Accidental Woman, The Rotters' Club (winner of the Everyman Wodehouse prize), The Closed Circle, The Dwarves of Death, What a Carve Up! (winner of the 1995 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) and The Rain Before it Falls, are all available as Penguin paperback.

The House of Sleep Reviews

Moving, clever, pleasurable, smart ... one of the best books of the year -- Malcolm Bradbury * The Times *
There are bits that make you laugh out loud and others which make your heart ache * Guardian *
Fiercely clever, witty, wise, hopeful ... a compellingly beautiful tale of love and loss * Times Literary Supplement *
Remarkable ... a wonderful bedtime read * Sunday Times *
Moving, clever, pleasurable, smart ... one of the best books of the year -- Malcolm Bradbury * The Times *
There are bits that make you laugh out loud and others which make your heart ache * Guardian *
Fiercely clever, witty, wise, hopeful ... a compellingly beautiful tale of love and loss * Times Literary Supplement *
Remarkable ... a wonderful bedtime read * Sunday Times *

About Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe is the author of twelve novels, all published by Penguin, which include the highly acclaimed bestsellers What a Carve Up!, The House of Sleep,The Rotters' Club and Number 11.

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GOR012842492
9780141033303
0141033304
The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe
Used - Like New
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20080519
352
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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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