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Description for John the Pupil
Paperback. The extraordinary new novel from David Flusfeder. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Good, clean copy
The extraordinary new novel from David Flusfeder.
‘John the Pupil’ is a medieval road movie, Umberto Eco seen through the eyes of Quentin Tarrantino, recounting the journey taken from Oxford to Viterbo in 1267 by John and his two companions, at the behest of the friar and magus Roger Bacon, carrying a secret burden to His Holiness Clement IV. As well as having to fight off ambushes from thieves hungry for the thing of power they are carrying, the holy trio are tried and tempted by all sorts of sins: ... Read more
Erudite and earthy, horrifying, comic, humane, David Flusfeder’s extraordinary novel reveals to the reader a world very different and all too like the one we live in now.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007561209
SKU
KSG0006084
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About David Flusfeder
David Flusfeder is an author who was born in the United States in 1960 but currently lives in London with his wife and two children. His novels are most recently, ‘A Film by Spencer Ludwig’ (2010) ‘The Pagan House’ (2007), ‘The Gift’ (2003), ‘Morocco’ (2000) and ‘Like Plastic’ (1996), which won the Encore Award. ‘Man Kills Woman’ (1993) was Flusfeder's ... Read more
Reviews for John the Pupil
‘There is never a dull moment on this trip … The vicissitudes of John’s journey are a delight to follow … The result is a vividly atmospheric sense of period and, in character of John the Pupil, a richly comical and engaging hero … Learned, funny and strikingly original, this is a hugely enjoyable read’ Rose Wild, The Times ... Read more