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Written by a Nobel laureate and performed by an AudioFile Golden Voice:
Set over a couple of drunken nights in Amsterdam, this philosophical novel recounts Parisian lawyer Jean-Baptiste Clamence’s descent into amorality. “An utterly fascinating book” (Kirkus Reviews) with over 36,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!
Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a successful Parisian barrister, has come to recognize the deep-seated hypocrisy of his existence. His epigrammatic and, above all, discomforting monologue gradually saps, then undermines, the reader's own complacency.
Written by a Nobel laureate and performed by an AudioFile Golden Voice:
Set over a couple of drunken nights in Amsterdam, this philosophical novel recounts Parisian lawyer Jean-Baptiste Clamence’s descent into amorality. “An utterly fascinating book” (Kirkus Reviews) with over 36,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!
Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a successful Parisian barrister, has come to recognize the deep-seated hypocrisy of his existence. His epigrammatic and, above all, discomforting monologue gradually saps, then undermines, the reader's own complacency.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
115 pages
Language
Danish
Published
Jan 1, 2010
Publisher
Gyldendal
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
8702097885
ISBN-13
9788702097887