{"product_id":"the-anomaly-9781405950800","title":"The Anomaly","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2020 PRIX GONCOURT. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD*\u003cbr\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA CRIME THRILLER IN TRANSLATION AWARD*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Just when you think you''ve worked it out . . . well, you probably haven''t''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Mind-bending. Written with page-turning conviction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A mind-bending, prize-winning speculative thriller''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An intoxicating mix of the magical and life''s big questions''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one knows how it happened. But it''ll change their lives forever . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring a terrifying storm, Air France flight 006 - inexplicably - duplicates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor every passenger, there are now two: a double with the same mind, body and memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly one thing sets them apart - while one plane lands in March, the other doesn''t arrive until June.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuckle your seatbelts, as Hervé le Tellier takes you on \u003cb\u003ean extraordinary ride\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eYou won't want to put this book down until the very last page!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Leïla Slimani * author of Lullaby, winner of the 2016 Prix Goncourt *\u003cbr\u003eWow, what \u003cb\u003ean exciting, original blend of theory and heart\u003c\/b\u003e. It's \u003cb\u003eastonishing.\u003c\/b\u003e I can't describe it, except to say: read it, and prepare for a whole new perspective on your own existence - and plane travel -- Janice Hallett * Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mind-bending, prize-winning speculative thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA good idea, elegantly executed\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny, smart thriller that surfs the Zeitgeist with typical elan\u003c\/b\u003e -- Adrian McKinty, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA really intriguing novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Boyne\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003eis one and ten novels at once, \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly connecting every mystery of intimacy with the great mystery of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e -- Michel Bussi\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003ea phenomenal read\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved how it tied together. \u003cb\u003eSo clever yet also so gripping\u003c\/b\u003e -- Harriet Tyce * Sunday Times bestselling author of Blood Orange *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003ehigh-concept SF thriller is enormous fun\u003c\/b\u003e: a French prize winner spiced with Oulipian theory and literary in-jokes, riddling away at existential questions in the guise of \u003cb\u003ea breakneck page-turner'\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian, 'Summer Reading: The 50 Hottest New Books' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmusing, affecting, effervescent\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is intricate, ingenious, propulsive - but it is also affecting\u003c\/b\u003e * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary mix of existential thriller and speculative fiction. \u003c\/b\u003eQuestions of philosophy, mathematics and astrophysics bend this novel far from the typical mold, and\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eLe Tellier's characters must confront the deepest questions of existence.\u003cb\u003e This thought-provoking literary work deserves a wide readership\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA French literary phenomenon...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003ecaptured a moment when the pandemic stopped the world and existence veered toward the virtual. It swerves between various genres - science fiction, a thriller, love stories, an introspective work - without being confined by any of them * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with such page-turning conviction that readers are guaranteed a thoroughly enjoyable intellectual workout\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe buzz around this Goncourt prize-winner is richly deserved, and just when you think you've worked it out . . . well, you probably haven't\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntriguing\u003c\/b\u003e * SFX *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA flight of imagination\u003c\/b\u003e you'll be rolling over in your mind long after deplaning * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA striking thought experiment...Le Tellier delivers some sharp social comedy here\u003c\/b\u003e. But behind the comedy are more profound psychological questions about individual freedom. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003eis priceless\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewitty, erudite novel\u003c\/b\u003e, teeming and minutely detailed, \u003cb\u003ea treat throughout\u003c\/b\u003e, with-at its centre-that head-spinning conceit that \u003cb\u003ewill leave you deep in thought for a long time after reading the final page. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is rare to have so much fun with something so intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nicolas Mathieu * author of And Their Children After Them, winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking and philosophical yet thrilling too\u003c\/b\u003e, with superbly drawn characters, a dynamic plot, and a fascinating question at its heart - what if the entire world as we know it is a lie? -- Andrew Hunter Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA speculative thriller from literary powerhouse \u003c\/b\u003eHervé  le Tellier. Perfect for those who like their realities unstable * Crime Reads *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind-bending\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumorous, captivating, thoughtful - existentialism has never been so thrilling\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManifest \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eLost \u003c\/i\u003ein \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e...a puzzle box of a sci-fi thriller * PopSugar *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary, fast-paced, disturbing novel\u003c\/b\u003e, perfect for these extraordinary, fast-paced, disturbing times. Think \u003cb\u003eSteven Spielberg meets Umberto Eco \u003c\/b\u003ewith a side order of black humour, generously sprinkled with genuine emotion -- Sam Taylor * author of The Island At The End Of The World *\u003cbr\u003eA uniquely, gloriously, provocatively French contribution to the sci-fi thriller genre - \u003cb\u003eit will keep you guessing, get your heart pounding, and make you feel and wonder and - above all - think\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sam J. Miller * Nebula-Award winning author of Blackfish City *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly\u003c\/i\u003e, Hervé Le Tellier has delivered a volatile and \u003cb\u003ecompelling thriller that has you hurtling toward the mystery at the heart of the novel from page one\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e and moving blend of Blake Crouch's \u003ci\u003eDark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, the television show \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e, with a bit of \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e thrown in for good measure. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Terry Miles * author of Rabbits *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhilarating, thought-provoking, funny, and devastating\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003eis unlike anything else I've read this year -- Laure Van Rensburg * author of Nobody But Us *\u003cbr\u003eI was completely\u003cb\u003e blown away by this genre-defying masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e. Part thriller, part philosophical rumination on what makes us human, and with a dash of theoretical physics; this is \u003cb\u003ean absolute must-read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Bonner * author of Her Perfect Twin *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Anomaly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a brilliant balancing act of a novel, a fantastic rush and ride that works on myriad levels, at various depths, and in a multitude of styles\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a precise and\u003cb\u003e erudite literary treat\u003c\/b\u003e, a comedic sociopolitical-religious skewering of these contemporary times, a philosophical-scientific-mathematical dive into the puzzles of possibility, space, and time, and an ingenious thought experiment that lends itself easily to ad infinitum analysis and dissection. It's also entirely grounded in human nature. Le Tellier's pointillistic characters are, like all of us, buffeted by desires, seeking love, striving, aging, making good and bad decisions, choosing the right or wrong paths, believing they know and understand themselves, utterly trusting in free will. \u003cb\u003eHighly intelligent, ironic without cheap cynicism, \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003eis an immensely fun novel, an immersive experience that leaves the reader analysing everything anew\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cherise Wolas * author of The Resurrection of Joan Ashby and The Family Tabor *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe year has only just begun but I will be surprised if I read something as astonishing as The Anomaly in the next 12 months\u003c\/b\u003e * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003edizzying, exhilarating, brilliant!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nicholas Carreau * Europe 1 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intoxicating mix of the magical and life's big questions\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eHervé le Tellier's new novel is an \u003cb\u003eexquisite, insane surprise. Quite simply astounding\u003c\/b\u003e * Le Journal du Dimanche *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn addictive page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eflirts with thriller and science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, and mirrors the best televisions series in its very effective orchestration of suspense. Filled with fascination existential and metaphysical questions, this is an effective, funny and discreetly melancholy novel * Le Monde *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, extremely inventive book. Like an astounding screenplay for an American blockbuster, written by a Frenchman who is having fun with it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Olivia de Lamberterie * France 2 *\u003cbr\u003eHervé le Tellier has written an impossible novel. \u003cb\u003eIt's a thriller but also a fantasy. A choral novel, which is also surrealist. An adventure, a page turner, a bestseller, but also an experimental, highly literary work\u003c\/b\u003e -- Frederic Beigbeder * Le Figaro Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delight. Intricate, ingenious, propulsive - but also affecting, with numerous moments that are terribly poignant along with its puzzles and winks\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003eHow would society respond to the inexplicable? This is the question the author tries, with \u003cb\u003eintelligence, elegance and humour, \u003c\/b\u003eto answer. Hervé le Tellier \u003cb\u003ehas written a frank and gripping novel with complex, moving characters. You won't be able to put it down!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire Bitaudeau * Librairie Millepages *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffervescent playfulness . . . Hilariously deadpan\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe novel is a tour de force \u003c\/b\u003ewhich both dives into the personal lives of several characters and at the same time gives a group perspective on an international event which verges on science fiction. \u003cb\u003eThe taut rhythm of the investigation keeps the reader on tenterhooks\u003c\/b\u003e * Toute La Culture *\u003cbr\u003eThe situations are mad, but the questions they raise, far less so. \u003cb\u003eSuch is the profundity of this astonishing book: \u003c\/b\u003eit makes light of itself, lending an air of fantasy to the fates of its characters, \u003cb\u003ewhile Herv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eé\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ele Tellier holds a mirror up before us\u003c\/b\u003e * Le Figaro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of one-touch characterisation. Le Tellier's genius is in making the unimaginable feel authentic\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Tellier, throughout this flight,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003edeposits on the tarmac his stunned reader, ready to applaud\u003c\/b\u003e * L'Opinion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Tellier is a masterful writer and his staggering story verges on thriller and science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Version Femina *\u003cbr\u003eSomewhere between fable and science fiction, \u003cb\u003eit's a fascinating novel\u003c\/b\u003e * La Depeche du Midi *\u003cbr\u003eThe novel weaves a surprising story out of several narrative threads which give Hervé le Tellier the opportunity to touch on as many literary genres as he does themes, \u003cb\u003ein a biting and often funny critique of the start of the 21st century\u003c\/b\u003e * En Attendant Nadeau *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent...at once zeitgeisty, intelligent, and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e * Charlie Hebdo *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFantastic\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003ewears its name well: it's rare in France that a work \u003cb\u003ecombines the best of American TV series with an impeccable mastery of the French psychological novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Elle France *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDizzying, compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * RTE Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMind-bending. 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