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‘A sophisticated and brilliant dissection of nihilistic power’ Times Literary Supplement

From his prison cell, Antonio Martens, an interrogator for the recently fallen dictatorship, awaits execution. His charge? Multiple counts of murder; the murder of those disappeared by the state. Bereft of authority, and unable to avoid the consequences of his actions any longer, Martens turns his story to his involvement in the assassination of the high-profile Salinas family, and with it peers into the murderous mechanics of a regime bent on achieving its ends - no matter the means.



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A dark, disturbing novel, from a writer with a profound understanding of a dictatorship's inner workings * The Times *
A sophisticated and brilliant dissection of nihilistic power * Times Literary Supplement *
A powerful and troubling new novella * Daily Mail *
Genuinely haunting and lyrical... memorable and thought-provoking * New Statesman *
A suspenceful, bleak comic parable * Observer *

Detective Story

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    A Paperback / softback by Imre Kertesz, Tim Wilkinson

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 07/09/2017
      ISBN13: 9781784872182, 978-1784872182
      ISBN10: 1784872180
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ‘A sophisticated and brilliant dissection of nihilistic power’ Times Literary Supplement

      From his prison cell, Antonio Martens, an interrogator for the recently fallen dictatorship, awaits execution. His charge? Multiple counts of murder; the murder of those disappeared by the state. Bereft of authority, and unable to avoid the consequences of his actions any longer, Martens turns his story to his involvement in the assassination of the high-profile Salinas family, and with it peers into the murderous mechanics of a regime bent on achieving its ends - no matter the means.



      Trade Review
      A dark, disturbing novel, from a writer with a profound understanding of a dictatorship's inner workings * The Times *
      A sophisticated and brilliant dissection of nihilistic power * Times Literary Supplement *
      A powerful and troubling new novella * Daily Mail *
      Genuinely haunting and lyrical... memorable and thought-provoking * New Statesman *
      A suspenceful, bleak comic parable * Observer *

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