MARK AND THE VOID - 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
From the author of the beloved bestseller The Bee Sting, a 10th anniversary reissue of his brilliant second novel-"laugh-out-loud funny . . . A sharply intelligent satire" The New York Times Book Review .
Meet Claude: an investment bank drone longing for something more meaningful. Marooned in soggy Dublin, he yearns for art, philosophy, and a steady girlfriend. You could call him a modern-day everyman-or just another lonely banker.
Now meet Paul: struggling novelist, strip club enthusiast, pioneer of not-entirely-legal Internet start-ups. He is willing to stoop to any level in pursuit of the riches he knows he deserves. You could call him a troubled genius-or a shameless crook.
Both men have something missing in their lives. They might just be able to help each other out of a big hole. Or their friendship might be the most disastrous thing to hit Dublin since the banking crisis. As Paul's get-rich-quick schemes blow up in his face and the global economy falters, will Claude be able to save the day, get the girl, and finally become the hero of his own story?
Probably the funniest novel ever written about the recent financial crisis, The Mark and the Void is a stirring examination of the deceptions carried out in the names of art and commerce.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
MURRAY PAUL
Paul Murray nació en Dublín en 1975 y es autor de An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Skippy muere publicada en castellano por Pálido Fuego , The Mark and the Void Premio Everyman Wodehouse 2016 y La picadura de abeja, finalista del Premio Booker 2023, ganadora del An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023, el Nero Book Award 2023, el Sky Arts Awards for Literature 2023 y escogida como libro del año por The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Sunday Times, The Economist, The Observer, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Literary Hub, TIME, Irish Times, The Oldie, Daily Mail, i Paper, The Independent, The Standard, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Daily Express y City A.M.
