Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for Netherland
Paperback. In early 2006, Chuck Ramkissoon is found dead at the bottom of a New York canal. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
In early 2006, Chuck Ramkissoon is found dead at the bottom of a New York canal. In London, a Dutch banker named Hans van den Broek hears the news, and remembers his unlikely friendship with Chuck and the off-kilter New York in which it flourished: the New York of 9/11, the powercut and the Iraq war. Those years were difficult for Hans – his English wife Rachel left with their son after the attack, as if that event revealed the cracks and silences in their marriage, and he ... Read more
In early 2006, Chuck Ramkissoon is found dead at the bottom of a New York canal. In London, a Dutch banker named Hans van den Broek hears the news, and remembers his unlikely friendship with Chuck and the off-kilter New York in which it flourished: the New York of 9/11, the powercut and the Iraq war. Those years were difficult for Hans – his English wife Rachel left with their son after the attack, as if that event revealed the cracks and silences in their marriage, and he ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007275700
SKU
KAK0012966
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Joseph O'neill
Joseph O’Neill is an Irish barrister living in New York. He is the author of two previous novels, ‘This Is the Life’ and ‘The Breezes’, as well as a memoir, ‘Blood-Dark Track’.
Reviews for Netherland
‘[I have] not read anything that quite so brilliantly captured the exuberant madness and cultural diversity of [New York].’ Jeremy Paxman, Guardian (Books of the Year) ‘There is a very special sort of gratitude you can feel for a book that is so formidably written that it has ... Read more