The Salesman

Author: O'Connor, Joseph

Brand: VINTAGE

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 400

Release Date: 26-01-1999

model number: 3277127

Part Number: 3277127

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From the bestselling author of Star of the Sea and Shadowplay, a thrilling novel about a father who takes the law into his own hands.'Gripping and moving...a taut, expertly crafted plot' GuardianDublin, June 1995: the hottest summer since records began. But Billy Sweeney, a middle-aged salesman with a failed marriage, a faltering career and a tumbledown house, has more than weather on his mind.His youngest daughter lies in a coma in hospital following a mysterious attack on the petrol station where she worked. Devastated by the unfolding consequences of that violent night and frustrated by the system, Billy finally decides to take the law into his own hands.'A game of psychological cat and mouse is at the core of The Salesman... Gripping' Harper's Bazaar


Review


[A] gripping and moving thriller ―
Guardian

Like other young Irish writers, O'Connor brings into view a sharp and harsh image of contemporary Ireland. But this carries with it a feeling of emotional credibility not found in more traditional and stereotypical images of Irish life. It also brings a deeply ironic black humour of which the novel is full ―
Scotsman

Very near perfection. You’ll be on the edge of your seat. ―
The Literary Review


About the Author


Joseph O’Connor was born in Dublin. His books include eight previous novels: Cowboys and Indians (Whitbread Prize shortlist), Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen, Star of the Sea (American Library Association Award, Irish Post Award for Fiction, France’s Prix Millepages, Italy’s Premio Acerbi, Prix Madeleine Zepter for European novel of the year), Redemption Falls, Ghost Light (Dublin One City One Book Novel 2011) and The Thrill of it All. His fiction has been translated into forty languages. He received the 2012 Irish PEN Award for outstanding achievement in literature and in 2014 he was appointed Frank McCourt Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.www.josephoconnorauthor.com

EAN: 9780099268383

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English