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Rogue Male: Soon to be a major film
Geoffrey Household
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Description for Rogue Male: Soon to be a major film
Paperback. One of the classic thrillers of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with a brand new Introduction by Robert Macfarlane Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
THE classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane
An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes.
But England provides no safety from his pursuers - and the Rogue Male must strip away all the trappings of status and civilization ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409155836
SKU
V9781409155836
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99-96
About Geoffrey Household
Geoffrey Household (1900-1988) Geoffrey Household was a prolific novelist of political thrillers and suspense stories, most notably the classic Rogue Male, which, The Times recently declared, 'remains as exciting and probing as ever'. He was as widely travelled as the settings of his books suggest: after graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford, with a first in English literature he worked abroad ... Read more
Reviews for Rogue Male: Soon to be a major film
Household's masterpiece: a bestseller that redefined its genre
GUARDIAN
Nail-biting, boldly plotted... A mesmeric climax anticipates post-war existential fiction. By any standards: a masterpiece
INDEPENDENT
The book... has lost none of its appeal as a tale of survival against the heaviest of odds
DAILY MAIL
Rogue Male is probably the most famous chase thriller ... Read more
GUARDIAN
Nail-biting, boldly plotted... A mesmeric climax anticipates post-war existential fiction. By any standards: a masterpiece
INDEPENDENT
The book... has lost none of its appeal as a tale of survival against the heaviest of odds
DAILY MAIL
Rogue Male is probably the most famous chase thriller ... Read more