FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ADVERSARYLittle Nicolas is a delicate,timid schoolboy,with an excitable,if morbid imagination - the child of an overbearing father. So,two weeks away on the class trip is already enough to fill him with dread. But when a child goes missing,Nicolas'mind turns to gruesome possibilities,impelling him to take up the role of detective - and edge closer to a truth more shocking than Nicolas'worst fears. Translated by Linda Coverdale'There are few great writers in France today,and Emmanuel Carrère is one of them'Paris ReviewElegant,pocket-sized paperbacks,VINTAGE Editions celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word,transporting readers to wherever in the world literary innovation may be found.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784876159Number of pages: 160Weight: 110 gDimensions: 178 x 110 x 110 mm
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The most important French writer you've never heard ofThere are few great writers in France today,and Emmanuel Carrère is one of them
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