The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe
Sarah, who is narcoleptic, has always found sleep a confusing state. Her inability to distinguish between dreams and waking reality gives rise to many misunderstandings. For Terry, a disillusioned film critic, sleep is merely a memory, as he yearns for the tantalizing dreams he used to enjoy. For Dr Dunstan, sleep is nothing less than a global disease. Constructed to reflect the different stages of sleep, haunted by forgotten dreams and lost moveis, The House of Sleep is a brilliant and original comedy about the powers we acquire - and those we relinquish - when we fall asleep, and when we fall in love.
Jonathan Coe was born in Birmingham in 1961. He is the author of four novels, The Accidental Woman, A Touch of Love, The Dwarves of Death and the highly successful What A Carve Up! (Viking and Penguin), which won the 1994 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670864584 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670864587 |
| Title | The House of Sleep |
| Author | Jonathan Coe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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