Death of an Ordinary Man Synopsis
A dead man pursues the secrets of his life and death in this "e;dense, subtle, substantive, perfectly shaped fiction"e; by the author of I, Lucifer (The Guardian, UK).Nathan Clark's gravestone reads: At rest. But Nathan is not at rest, and knows he won't be until he finds out why he died. How has he come to hover over his own funeral, a spectral spectator to the grief of his family and friends? Privy now to their innermost thoughts and feelings, Nathan spends the day of his wake getting to know the living as he has never known them before. But why isn't Nathan's young daughter Lois at the wake? Who are the two strangers at the funeral, and why does their presence fill him with dread? Nathan knows he has only so long to unlock these mysteries, because he is drawn time and again to a room in his house he never knew existed-a room that holds a terrifying secret. "e;Duncan's exhilarating, almost exhausting flood of insight into family patterns of love and habit is matched by the rich unexpectedness of his writing and the complex construction of the narrative."e;-Publishers Weekly, starred review
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'There is no one around posing the questions that Glen Duncan is posing in the manner that he is posing them. What he is doing is wonderful, extraordinarily dark, and yes, important. It is important because he is a major writer' Charlie Hill, Independent On Sunday
'An appallingly intelligent writer … a dense, subtle, sensitive, perfectly shaped fiction' Guardian
'A virtuoso variation on a theme … a novel of force and eloquence' Sunday Telegraph
'A staggeringly good writer … Unflinchingly honest' Uncut
'Unsparing brilliance' Metro
'Far from the sentimental territory of THE LOVLEY BONES. Duncan's unflinching confrontation of the darkest emotions it lit by pity and tenderness. It is not so much a story about death, but what it means to live, be human and fight to find explanations' Observer
About Glen Duncan
Glen Duncan was born in Bolton in 1965 to an Anglo-Indian family. He studied Philosophy and Literature at Lancaster University
In 1990 Glen moved up to London, where he worked as a bookseller for Dillons for four years. In 1994 he travelled to India with his father before continuing on to America, where he travelled around on Amtrak trains. His first novel, Hope was praised on both sides of the Atlantic when it was published in 1997. He currently divides his time between New York and London.
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