The Trick of It
eBook - ePub

The Trick of It

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eBook - ePub

The Trick of It

About this book

He knows everything about her before they meet; more about her nine novels that she does herself. He has devoted his life to studying and teaching them and yet he is four times as clever as she is. Now, as she steps off the train in London, something about her in the flesh sets him thinking. Maybe he has a chance to resolve the one remaining mystery at the heart of things. . .

Through a series of letters sent by a minor English Literature academic to his old friend in Australia, Frayn combines a vivid and moving study of obsession, with a witty and playful account of what it's like to be on the fringes of the creative process.

Michael Frayn is the celebrated author of fifteen plays including Noises Off, Copenhagen and Afterlife. His bestselling novels include Headlong, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Spies, which won the Whitbread Best Novel Award and Skios, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9780571304097
Edition
0
Subtopic
Literature General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Landing Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. She's coming.
  6. Funny occasion.
  7. I was immensely irritated by your letter.
  8. I hate London.
  9. Thanks for your letter.
  10. Did I?
  11. Amazing developments!
  12. Very briefly, then.
  13. Have I ever told you what she's like?
  14. First, an apology.
  15. Thank you. It's a lovely thing to haveā€¦
  16. A very hurried note to sayā€¦
  17. Congratulations notable union German and French Lit.
  18. Here you are, then. One wedding presentā€¦
  19. Wishing you a Merry Christmasā€¦
  20. Veneziaā€¦
  21. Best Wishes for a Happy Christmasā€¦
  22. Congratulations on Charlesā€¦
  23. Why didn't you write to say you were coming?
  24. First the good newsā€¦
  25. I've suddenly discovered the joys of free-fall parachuting.
  26. I've found the answer to one of life's riddlesā€¦
  27. So here we are, basking beneath the blazing Abu Dhabi postmark.
  28. You didn't answer my question.
  29. Am I the only man left alive?
  30. About the Author
  31. By the Same Author
  32. Copyright