Synopsis
THE FLYING MAN is the story of the ultimate immigrant from the twice Orange Prize long-listed author Roopa Farooki. Meet Maqil - also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel - a chancer and charlatan. A criminally clever man who tells a good tale, trading on his charm and good looks, reinventing himself with a new identity and nationality in each successive country he makes his home, abandoning wives and children and careers in the process. He's a compulsive gambler - driven to lose at least as much as he gains, in games of chance, and in life. A damaged man in search of himself.
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About the Author
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Roopa now lives in south-east England and south-west France with her husband, twin baby girls and two sons. Bitter Sweets, her first novel, was nominated for the Orange Award for New Writers 2007. Roopa`s novels have been published internationally and translated into a dozen languages.
Review
'Ms Farooki creates the strong suspicion that she could tell a story about any type of people' * New York Times * 'One of the brightest young British authors to have emerged in recent years' * Bella * 'Farooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion' * The Times * 'One thing will always stand out when it matters: the author's voice. And Farooki has one to be proud of' * Independent on Sunday *
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Headline Review, London, 2012
ISBN 10: 0755383397
ISBN 13: 9780755383399
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1st p/b ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, light toning pages, laminate coating little lifting bottom corner rear cover. 339 pp. A novel about a man who is a charlatan. He is a clever criminal who uses his good looks and charm to his advantage. His latest wife and children, his creditors and former business associates are all searching for him. This is a memorable, thought provoking and sometimes funny story. Seller Inventory # 28099
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