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"Set in the aftermath 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, this darkly sophisticated literary thriller by one of Germany''s most celebrated writers is now available in the US for the first time. North Africa, 1972. While the world is reeling from the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, a series of mysterious events is playing out in the Sahara. Four people are murdered in a hippie commune, a suitcase full of money disappears, and a pair of unenthusiastic detectives are assigned to investigate.In the midst of it all, a man with no memory tries to evade his armed pursuers. Who are they? What do they want from him? If he could just recall his own identity he might have a chance of working it out. This is a darkly sophisticated literary thrillerfrom Wolfgang Herrndorf, a master storyteller and star of the German literary scene"--

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    A Paperback / softback by Wolfgang Herrndorf, Tim Mohr, Michael Maar

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      Publisher: The New York Review of Books, Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/06/2018
      ISBN13: 9781681372013, 978-1681372013
      ISBN10: 1681372010

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "Set in the aftermath 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, this darkly sophisticated literary thriller by one of Germany''s most celebrated writers is now available in the US for the first time. North Africa, 1972. While the world is reeling from the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, a series of mysterious events is playing out in the Sahara. Four people are murdered in a hippie commune, a suitcase full of money disappears, and a pair of unenthusiastic detectives are assigned to investigate.In the midst of it all, a man with no memory tries to evade his armed pursuers. Who are they? What do they want from him? If he could just recall his own identity he might have a chance of working it out. This is a darkly sophisticated literary thrillerfrom Wolfgang Herrndorf, a master storyteller and star of the German literary scene"--

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