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The Flying Man
Roopa Farooki
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Description for The Flying Man
Paperback. An affecting, evocative and often funny story of the ultimate British immigrant, a man who fits in everywhere and nowhere, who cannot help but cause harm to those around him, but ultimately, inspires love. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
THE FLYING MAN is the story of the ultimate immigrant from the twice Orange Prize long-listed author Roopa Farooki.
Meet Maqil - also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel - a chancer and charlatan.
A criminally clever man who tells a good tale, trading on his charm and good looks, reinventing himself with a new identity and nationality in each successive country he makes his home, abandoning wives and children and careers in the process. He's a compulsive gambler - driven to lose at least as much as he gains, in games of chance, and in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755383405
SKU
V9780755383405
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Roopa Farooki
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Roopa now lives in south-east England and south-west France with her husband, twin baby girls and two sons. Bitter Sweets, her first novel, was nominated for the Orange Award for New Writers ... Read more
Reviews for The Flying Man
'One thing will always stand out when it matters: the author's voice. And Farooki has one to be proud of'
Independent on Sunday
'Farooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion'
The Times
'One of the brightest young British authors to have emerged in recent years'
Bella
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Independent on Sunday
'Farooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion'
The Times
'One of the brightest young British authors to have emerged in recent years'
Bella
... Read more