The Guard by Peter Terrin
Isolation, terror, paranoia. Two guards in a luxury apartment block stick to their posts while the world collapses around them. 'A mix of psychological thriller and SF fable, this is a strange, wonderfully claustrophobic novel' John O'Connell, Guardian. (Guardian) Harry and Michel are stationed in the basement of a luxury apartment block, guarding the 1%. Until all the residents leave - apart from a man on floor 29. Harry and Michel stick to their posts. The world might be at war, plunged into nuclear winter or decimated by a disease; they may be the last inhabitants in the city. All they know is that if they are vigilant, 'the organisation' will reward them: promotion to an elite cadre of security officers remains their goal, and their days are punctuated by vivid dreams of everything they are missing. But what if there were no-one left to guard? And if the promised third officer arrives, how will he fit into Michel and Harry's studied routine of boredom and paranoia?
'A mix of psychological thriller and SF fable, this is a strange, wonderfully claustrophobic novel' John O'Connell, Guardian* Guardian *
'A tremendous novel, often horrifically funny and always unsettling' Eileen Battersby, Irish Times. * Irish Times *
'A tremendous novel, often horrifically funny and always unsettling' Eileen Battersby, Irish Times. * Irish Times *
Peter Terrin represents a unique voice in contemporary literature, touching on universal and highly topical themes. He is considered by critics to be a literary maverick, a classic writer and a masterful stylist. He is also an avid collector of vintage typewriters. He won a European Literature Prize for The Guard, and the AKO Literatuurprijs for Post Mortem.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848662940 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848662947 |
| Title | The Guard |
| Author | Peter Terrin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of European Union Prize for Literature 2010, Short-listed for Libris Literatuur Prijs 2010 |
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