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Eating Air

by Pauline Melville
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A dancer, a revolutionary, a banker and an Islamic terrorist are fatally linked in this cautionary tale for our times. Narrated by the irreverent, night-club pianist Baron S. and moving between the seventies and the present day, between London, Italy, Holland and Surinam, Eating Air marshals a brilliant cast of characters to tell an explosive story of greed, passion and dangerous ideals. A fiendishly clever novel ... Brilliantly funny and sharp.' Kate Saunders, Times Shocking and original ... One of the few novels about terrorism that may transcend their time.' New Statesman The language [is] pregnant with wit ... a virtuoso performance.' Stevie Davies, The Independent Compelling.' Lavinia Greenlaw, Financial Times [Has] a wild energy that demands attention.' Hermione Lee, Guardian
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Publisher: Saqi

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  • ISBN: 9781846591129
  • Release date: January 16, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781846591129
  • File size: 484 KB
  • Release date: January 16, 2012

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English

A dancer, a revolutionary, a banker and an Islamic terrorist are fatally linked in this cautionary tale for our times. Narrated by the irreverent, night-club pianist Baron S. and moving between the seventies and the present day, between London, Italy, Holland and Surinam, Eating Air marshals a brilliant cast of characters to tell an explosive story of greed, passion and dangerous ideals. A fiendishly clever novel ... Brilliantly funny and sharp.' Kate Saunders, Times Shocking and original ... One of the few novels about terrorism that may transcend their time.' New Statesman The language [is] pregnant with wit ... a virtuoso performance.' Stevie Davies, The Independent Compelling.' Lavinia Greenlaw, Financial Times [Has] a wild energy that demands attention.' Hermione Lee, Guardian
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Fiction Literature