2008, ISBN: 075382339X

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [SC: 2.9], [PU: Phoenix, W&N Aug 2008], NOSTALGIA FOR LOCAL BOOKSHOPS, BESTSELLER, FANS OF BOOKS, LIGHT FICTION, THE CRY SLOTH, BOOKS ABOUT SHADOW WIND, MR … More...

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [SC: 2.9], [PU: Phoenix, W&N Aug 2008], NOSTALGIA FOR LOCAL BOOKSHOPS, BESTSELLER, FANS OF BOOKS, LIGHT FICTION, THE CRY SLOTH, BOOKS ABOUT SHADOW WIND, MR PENUMBRA'S 24 HOUR BOOKSTORE, CULT JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL, CLASSICS, LITERARY ON ROAD, AMERICAN NOVELISTS, URBAN, CHARLES BUKOWSKI, NOTES UNDERGROUND, HUNTER S THOMPSON, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, WILLIAM BURROUGHS, BRET EASTON ELLIS, JACK KEROUAC, HUMOUR, COMIC, POWER LOVE READING, Neuware - A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstore. He's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstood. Because Firmin is a rat. Not only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him. Firmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in it. As Firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touching. But the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numbered. The area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban planners.Brilliantly original and richly allegorical, Firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshops.'A wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your life. Firmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any human.' GUARDIAN'Surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional life. Eloquent and witty, Firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of us.' Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES 240 pp. Englisch, Books<

2009, ISBN: 075382339X

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [SC: 2.9], [PU: Orion Publishing Co Mrz 2009], Neuware - A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in t… More...

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [SC: 2.9], [PU: Orion Publishing Co Mrz 2009], Neuware - A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstore. He's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstood. Because Firmin is a rat. Not only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him. Firmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in it. As Firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touching. But the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numbered. The area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban planners.Brilliantly original and richly allegorical, Firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshops.'A wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your life. Firmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any human.' GUARDIAN'Surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional life. Eloquent and witty, Firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of us.' Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES 240 pp. Englisch, Books<

2009, ISBN: 075382339X

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [PU: Orion Publishing Co Mrz 2009], Neuware - A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in the basement… More...

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [PU: Orion Publishing Co Mrz 2009], Neuware - A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstore. He's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstood. Because Firmin is a rat. Not only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him. Firmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in it. As Firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touching. But the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numbered. The area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban planners.Brilliantly original and richly allegorical, Firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshops.'A wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your life. Firmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any human.' GUARDIAN'Surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional life. Eloquent and witty, Firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of us.' Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES 240 pp. Deutsch, Books<

2009, ISBN: 9780753823392

A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstore. He's a sensitive, creative soul but misunders… More...

A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books.Firmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstore. He's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstood. Because Firmin is a rat. Not only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him. Firmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in it. As Firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touching. But the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numbered. The area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban planners...Brilliantly original and richly allegorical, Firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshops.'A wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your life. Firmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any human.' GUARDIAN'Surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional life. Eloquent and witty, Firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of us.' Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES Books Sam Savage|Paperback|Orion Publishing Co|26/03/2009, Orion Publishing Co<

2008, ISBN: 075382339X

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Phoenix|W&N], ENGLISCH; ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN NOSTALGIA FOR LOCAL BOOKSHOPS BESTSELLER FANS OF BOOKS LIGHT FICTION THE CRY SLOTH ABOUT SHADOW W… More...

[EAN: 9780753823392], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Phoenix|W&N], ENGLISCH; ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN NOSTALGIA FOR LOCAL BOOKSHOPS BESTSELLER FANS OF BOOKS LIGHT FICTION THE CRY SLOTH ABOUT SHADOW WIND MR PENUMBRA\\'S 24 HOUR BOOKSTORE CULT JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL CLASSICS CLAS, A darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of books. Delicious. Firmin is a book that is written for readers, that is, for people who have the book passion and for whom books are as real as anything else in life Donna Leon, Books<