Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - A Novel. Ausgezeichnet: ALA Alex Awards Winner (Adult for Young Adults) 2013, Ausgezeichnet: NPR Best Book of the Year 2012, Nominiert: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist 2013, Ausgezeichnet: Publishers We
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| Verlag | Macmillan US |
| Auflage | 2014 |
| Seiten | 368 |
| Format | 10,6 x 17,2 x 2,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 182 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1250064554 |
| EAN | 9781250064554 |
| Bestell-Nr | 25006455UA |
With irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence, Robin Sloan has crafted a literary adventure story for the twenty first century, evoking both the fairy tale charm of Haruki Murakami and the enthusiastic novel of ideas wizardry of Neal Stephenson or a young Umberto Eco, but with a unique and feisty sensibility thats rare to the world of literary fictionmostly set in a San Francisco bookstore.
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The New York Times Bestseller
A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything-instead, they "check out" large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele's behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far beyond its walls. Rendered with irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence, Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Boo kstore is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave.