The Guard
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The Guard
The Guard

The Guard

By
Peter Terrin (Author) David Colmer (Contributor) David Colmer (Contributor)  

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Isolation, terror, paranoia. Two guards in a luxury apartment block stick to their posts while the world collapses around them. 'A mix of psychological thriller and SF fable, this is a strange, wonderfully claustrophobic novel' John O'Connell, Guardian. (Guardian) Harry and Michel are stationed in the basement of a luxury apartment block, guarding the 1%. Until all the residents leave - apart from a man on floor 29. Harry and Michel stick to their posts. The world might be at war, plunged into nuclear winter or decimated by a disease; they may be the last inhabitants in the city. All they know is that if they are vigilant, 'the organisation' will reward them: promotion to an elite cadre of security officers remains their goal, and their days are punctuated by vivid dreams of everything they are missing. But what if there were no-one left to guard? And if the promised third officer arrives, how will he fit into Michel and Harry's studied routine of boredom and paranoia?
Peter Terrin represents a unique voice in contemporary literature, touching on universal and highly topical themes. He is considered by critics to be a literary maverick, a classic writer and a masterful stylist. He is also an avid collector of vintage typewriters. He won a European Literature Prize for The Guard, and the AKO Literatuurprijs for Post Mortem.
  • Contributor: Peter Terrin
  • Imprint: MacLehose Press
  • ISBN13: 9781848662940
  • Number of Pages: 256
  • Packaged Dimensions: 130x197x17mm
  • Packaged Weight: 174
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • Release Date: 2013-09-26
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Peter Terrin represents a unique voice in contemporary literature, touching on universal and highly topical themes. He is considered by critics to be a literary maverick, a classic writer and a masterful stylist. He is also an avid collector of vintage typewriters. He won a European Literature Prize for The Guard, and the AKO Literatuurprijs for Post Mortem.

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