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Liar
Nine million people live in Greater London. Among them, one man, Norman Puttock, stands out for his uniquely loathsome character and obnoxious behaviour. An inveterate peddler of pretentious untruths, his sole aim is to become the most sought-after celebrity in the world. Somewhere between dream and reality, he succeeds in reinventing his life on the basis of deceit and dissimulation.
The adventures of an opportunist, a hypocrite and a raving megalomaniac who, amidst a whirlwind of chicanery, manages to drag himself up the social scale before tumbling back down into ignominious obscurity.
The adventures of an opportunist, a hypocrite and a raving megalomaniac who, amidst a whirlwind of chicanery, manages to drag himself up the social scale before tumbling back down into ignominious obscurity.
111 pages, Paperback
Published October 31, 2022
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December 20, 2022
This piece is a jewel - a dark, cinematic, cynical, ridiculously funny and intelligent work. Written in a retro style and obviously taking an elitist approach, this book transports the reader into a gloomy world populated by ludicrous characters who do not leave one indifferent. I haven't laughed like that for a long time.
December 1, 2022
It's grotesque, surreal and absurd. It's part Darren Aronofsky, part Franz Kafka. And it's very British!
This short novel explores in sardonic way the struggles of an upper-class-wannabe man remarkable only with his mediocrity and… unremarkableness.
This short novel explores in sardonic way the struggles of an upper-class-wannabe man remarkable only with his mediocrity and… unremarkableness.
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