The Adversary by Carrreemmanue
Acclaimed master of psychological suspense, Emmanuel Carrere, whose fiction John Updike described as 'stunning' (New Yorker) explores the double life of a respectable doctor, eighteen years of lies, five murders, and the extremes to which ordinary people can go.
A disturbing look at the dark side of human nature that is powerfully written and beautifully told -- Louis Theroux
The story told here is truly beyond the imagination for even the best crime writer * Sunday Times *
The mesmerizing true crime tale of an apparently ordinary man whose life mutates in the space of a few blood-splattering hours from the realm of Renoir to that of Stephen King * People *
He’s the best kind of writer, not just a bestseller but a man who is not afraid to leave the comfort zone of his desk, go out into the world, take risks, and get his shoes dirty * Observer *
Unputdownable.. Imagine a sleek, twenty-first century version of In Cold Blood * Washington Post *
A triumph of insight and concision, brilliant both as a psychological study and as the portrayal of a community * Independent on Sunday *
A masterpiece... It's a level of moral discomfort almost without equal in literature * New York Times *
Savagely intense and utterly compelling... This is his paciest and cleanest-cut book...few books could better deserve a second chance to find new readers * Sunday Times *
The Adversary is exactly the idea I have of a modern novel: struggling deftly with facts and with itself
An absolutely stunning piece of work, totally involving and unforgettable * Evening Standard *
This is the sort of story I dreamed of covering when I was a journalist. The sort of story for which the phrase You couldn’t make it up was invented. The Adversary takes a deep, mesmerising dive into the darkness of a human soul. There were moments when I truly could not believe what I was reading. But unlike other serial killer noirs sitting on my shelves, this horror is real. And so much more chilling for that.
[A] book that fairly struck me over the head was The Adversary… it’s the coexistence of almost unimaginably variant realities within a family that haunts you. -- Megan Nolan * New Statesman, *Books of the Year* *
A remarkably thoughtful and unnerving book...mesmerising * Sunday Telegraph *
Profoundly disturbing...a remarkable and undoubtedly important book - perhaps even a necessary one * Daily Express *
A fascinating meditation on Jean-Claude Romand and what his bizarre life might mean... Carrère's inquiry is highly personal, written in lucid prose...the narrative is often mesmerizing, and revealing about the fragility of human relationships * New York Times *
The story told here is truly beyond the imagination for even the best crime writer * Sunday Times *
The mesmerizing true crime tale of an apparently ordinary man whose life mutates in the space of a few blood-splattering hours from the realm of Renoir to that of Stephen King * People *
He’s the best kind of writer, not just a bestseller but a man who is not afraid to leave the comfort zone of his desk, go out into the world, take risks, and get his shoes dirty * Observer *
Unputdownable.. Imagine a sleek, twenty-first century version of In Cold Blood * Washington Post *
A triumph of insight and concision, brilliant both as a psychological study and as the portrayal of a community * Independent on Sunday *
A masterpiece... It's a level of moral discomfort almost without equal in literature * New York Times *
Savagely intense and utterly compelling... This is his paciest and cleanest-cut book...few books could better deserve a second chance to find new readers * Sunday Times *
The Adversary is exactly the idea I have of a modern novel: struggling deftly with facts and with itself
An absolutely stunning piece of work, totally involving and unforgettable * Evening Standard *
This is the sort of story I dreamed of covering when I was a journalist. The sort of story for which the phrase You couldn’t make it up was invented. The Adversary takes a deep, mesmerising dive into the darkness of a human soul. There were moments when I truly could not believe what I was reading. But unlike other serial killer noirs sitting on my shelves, this horror is real. And so much more chilling for that.
[A] book that fairly struck me over the head was The Adversary… it’s the coexistence of almost unimaginably variant realities within a family that haunts you. -- Megan Nolan * New Statesman, *Books of the Year* *
A remarkably thoughtful and unnerving book...mesmerising * Sunday Telegraph *
Profoundly disturbing...a remarkable and undoubtedly important book - perhaps even a necessary one * Daily Express *
A fascinating meditation on Jean-Claude Romand and what his bizarre life might mean... Carrère's inquiry is highly personal, written in lucid prose...the narrative is often mesmerizing, and revealing about the fragility of human relationships * New York Times *
Emmanuel Carrère is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter and film director. He is the award-winning, internationally renowned author of sixteen books, including V13, Limonov, The Kingdom, 97,196 Words, Yoga and the Sunday Times bestselling The Adversary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784705800 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784705802 |
| Title | The Adversary |
| Author | Carrreemmanue |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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