Riviere, Sam
Dead Souls
- ISBN 13:
- 9781474617642
- author:
- Riviere, Sam
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 22 x 14.4 x 3.4 centimeters (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Solomon Wiese's story is one that will take all night to tell. It begins with an encounter at a bar near Waterloo Bridge, where he shares his tale of scandal and accusation with an unnamed narrator. This conversation lasts until morning, revealing a complex web of events that include childhood encounters with nothingness, conspiracies, poetry cults, and a love affair with a woman carrying a signpost. As Solomon's story unfolds, it becomes clear that his downfall is linked to plans for a triumphant return to the capital, involving theft, illegal war profits, and faked social media accounts. The narrator soon discovers he is obscurely implicated in these plans, drawing him into a world of poetry, psychosis, and betrayal. The entire night - and the remainder of the novel - will be spent unraveling Solomon's story, a narrative that spans conspiracies, childhood encounters, and the darker side of ambition.