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Book SynopsisA man becomes obsessed with observing his neighbours. A large family gathers for Christmas only to wait for the one member who never turns up. An old woman lures a man into her house where he finds dolls resembling himself as a boy. Mesmerizing and haunting stories about loss of identity in the modern world.
Trade Review'Clever and enticing.' Alexander Starritt, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ------- 'Not since Julio Cortazar's game of Hopscotch ... has an author so daringly undertaken to challenge the reader.' Amanda Hopkinson, INDEPENDENT ------- 'It is ... very refreshing to be confronted by stories which so firmly refuse to yield to conventional interpretation.' Nicholas Lezard, GUARDIAN ------- 'This award-winning collection by the Austrian writer Alois Hotschnig drew comparisons with Kafka. But Hotschnig's quietly terrifying voice is all his own.' Jane Shilling, DAILY MAIL ------- 'Intriguing and powerful.' Pam Norfolk, LANCASHIRE EVENING POST
