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In the Crowd
Laurent Mauvignier
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Description for In the Crowd
Paperback. Features a portrait of people attempting to come to terms with a devastating historical event and their role within it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368. .Clean copy in dustwrapper.
May 1985, Jeff and Tonino, two Parisian football fans with serious drinking habits, are on their way to the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus, at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. So too are Tana and Francesco, newlyweds from Genoa; Gabriel and Virginie, a young Belgian couple with troubles of their own; and, Liverpool supporter, Geoff Andrewson, who is travelling with his two thuggish brothers. On the eve and day of the game these four groups of characters converge and cross paths, and as the excitement of the build up gives way to horrific tragedy, their lives and relationships ... Read more
May 1985, Jeff and Tonino, two Parisian football fans with serious drinking habits, are on their way to the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus, at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. So too are Tana and Francesco, newlyweds from Genoa; Gabriel and Virginie, a young Belgian couple with troubles of their own; and, Liverpool supporter, Geoff Andrewson, who is travelling with his two thuggish brothers. On the eve and day of the game these four groups of characters converge and cross paths, and as the excitement of the build up gives way to horrific tragedy, their lives and relationships ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571236367
SKU
KEX0200126
Shipping Time
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About Laurent Mauvignier
Laurent Mauvignier's debut novel Loin d'eux (Far from Them), a poignant monologue about a young man's suicide, was published in 1999. In the Crowd, his second novel, was published to huge acclaim in France in 2006.
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