The Manual of Detection: A Novel

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"This debut novel weaves the kind of mannered fantasy that might result if Wes Anderson were to adapt Kafka." --The New Yorker

Reminiscent of imaginative fiction from Jorge Luis Borges to Jasper Fforde yet dazzlingly original, The Manual of Detection marks the debut of a prodigious young talent. Charles Unwin toils as a clerk at a huge, imperious detective agency located in an unnamed city always slick with rain. When Travis Sivart, the agency's most illustrious detective, is murdered, Unwin is suddenly promoted and must embark on an utterly bizarre quest for the missing investigator that leads him into the darkest corners of his soaking, somnolent city. What ensues is a noir fantasy of exquisite craftsmanship, as taut as it is mind- blowing, that draws readers into a dream world that will change what they think about how they think.

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Postmodern Mystery : The Manual of Detection (25 janvier 2012)

Even a quick perusal will tell you that The Manual of Detection is genre fiction. But the more deeply you dig into the book, the harder it is to decide which genre.

The Guardian : Michael Moorcock traces the roots of an atmospheric steampunk tale (22 août 2009)

These days, you can barely pick up a speculative fantasy without finding a zeppelin or a steam-robot on the cover. Containing few punks and a good many posh ladies and gents, most of these stories are better described as steam operas. The Manual of Detection formalises many of the genre's themes and includes a dash of cyberpunk noir.

Strange Horizons : The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (11 mars 2009)

Borges wrote in praise of the detective story that "it is safeguarding order in an era of disorder" ("The Detective Story," 1978). This notion is given a playful surrealist treatment in The Manual of Detection, by Jedediah Berry.

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Editeur: Penguin (19 février 2009)

Format: EPUB

Taille du fichier: 286 ko

Protection: DRM

Langue: Anglais

Prix Littéraires: Lauréat Hammett Prize 2009

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