ACTS OF THE ASSASSINS - Softcover

Richard Beard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099592932 ISBN 13: 9780099592938

Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE, 2016

Synopsis

Acts of the Assassins

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Beard is the author of six novels, including X20, Damascus (a New York Times Notable Book), The Cartoonist, Dry Bones, and Lazarus is Dead, and three works of non-fiction. He has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award and long-listed for the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. He lives in London.

Review:

A Guardian and Observer Best Book of the Year

Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize

“Darkly mysterious...A smart, sly, unpredictable novel.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Beard’s sharp humor drives this mind-bending, time-compressing tale.”—Publishers Weekly

“Brilliantly original and absurdly compelling . . . A book you’ll read in one, frantic gasp.” —Alex Preston, Observer (Best Books of the Year)

“Remarkable . . . Richly hilarious . . . confident and enchanting.” —Philip Hensher, Guardian
 
“Beard is one of those rare writers whose novels are at once radically inventive and brilliantly entertaining . . . Mysterious and affecting. Set in a Roman world that boasts air travel and motivational speakers giving talks in luxury hotels, it is as joyously original as it is a page-turner to read.” —The Daily Mail

“It is a darkly funny, virtuoso performance . . . So cleverly done it almost winks at the reader.” —Phil Baker, Sunday Times

About this edition

• Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0099592932
• ISBN 13: 9780099592938
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352