Frayn, Michael
Skios
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571281459
- author:
- Frayn, Michael
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Skios by Michael Frayn is a story of mislaid identity, misdirected passion and miscalculated consequences. When Dr Norman Wilfred, a world-famous authority on the scientific organisation of science, arrives on the Greek island of Skios, he finds himself unexpectedly young and charming. The Fred Toppler Foundation's guests are soon eating out of his hand, but as the time for his lecture draws near, reality begins to unravel. As Dr Wilfred's identity becomes increasingly entangled with that of a balding old gent named Dr Norman Wilfred who has lost his way, the island's remote villa becomes a trap. A chain of misadventure binds two very different individuals together, leading to a series of miscalculated consequences. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Skios is a witty and engaging tale that explores the complexities of identity and the power of misdirection.