The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions): 'A wonderful noir thriller and tremendous rediscovery' - William Boyd

Availability:

Out of Stock

The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions): 'A wonderful noir thriller and tremendous rediscovery' - William Boyd

By: Emeric Pressburger

(0)

Rs 1,355.75
Rs 1,595.00
15%

You save Rs 239.25.

Pay in 3 Installments of

Rs. 520

Due to constant currency fluctuation, prices are subject to change with or without notice.

Notify me when the book is available

This sinister tale of an ex-Nazi surgeon hiding in plain sight in 1960s London by the celebrated filmmaker is a forgotten feat of Hitchcockian noir. Nothing is more inviting to disclose your secrets than to be told by others of their own ... London, June 1965. Karl Braun arrives as a lodger in Pimlico: hatless, with a bow-tie, greying hair, slight in build. His new neighbours are intrigued by this cultured German gentleman who works as a piano tuner; many are fellow émigrés, who assume that he, like them, came to England to flee Hitler. That summer, Braun courts a woman, attends classical concerts, buys bacon, dances the twist. But as the newspapers fill with reports of the hunt for Nazi war criminals, his nightmares become increasingly worse ...

Publication Date:

04/08/2022

Number of Pages::

304

Binding:

Paper Back

ISBN:

9780571371044

Categories:

Fiction

Mystery, Crime & Detective

Under 1999

Sale

Let's Read More

Fiction

Mystery, Crime & Detective

Online Book Bazar Up To 60%

15% OFF