Man Lies Dreaming

Man Lies Dreaming Synopsis

THE CULT NOVEL RETURNS!"e;The best book I read last year is A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar... It is so cleverly constructed and such a spectacular conclusion unfolds that you are going to take it all very seriously."e; - Sting"e;Ambitious as hell"e; -Ian Rankin"e;An excellent novel"e; -Philip KerrSince its original 2014 publication, A Man Lies Dreaming has been translated into multiple languages and gained a cult following for its dark humor, prescient politics and powerful exploration of the impossibility of fantasy.1939: Adolf Hitler, fallen from power, seeks refuge in a London engulfed in the throes of a very British Fascism. Now eking a miserable living as a down-at-heels private eye and calling himself Wolf, he has no choice but to take on the case of a glamorous Jewish heiress whose sister went missing.It's a decision Wolf will very shortly regret.For in another time and place a man lies dreaming: Shomer, once a Yiddish pulp writer, who dreams lurid tales of revenge in the hell that is Auschwitz.Prescient, darkly funny and wholly original, the award-winning A Man Lies Dreaming is a modern fable for our time that comes "e;crashing through the door of literature like Sam Spade with a .38 in his hand"e; (Guardian).PRAISE FOR LAVIE TIDHARWinner - The World Fantasy AwardWinner - The John W. Campbell AwardWinner - The British Fantasy AwardWinner - The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered PrizeWinner - The Neukom Literary Arts AwardWinner - The Kitschies AwardWinner - The BSFA Award"e;Tidhar is a genius at conjuring realities that are just two steps to the left of our own."e; -NPR "e;Tidhar changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells."e; -Library Journal "e;In a genre entirely of his own, and quite possibly a warped genius."e; -Ian McDonald, author of River of Gods "e;Already staked a claim as the genre's most interesting, most bold, and most accomplished writer."e; -Locus "e;Tidhar is a master at taking concepts that really shouldn't work and crafting them into something uniquely brilliant."e; -GeekDad"e;He is perhaps the UK's most literary speculative fiction writer."e; -Strange Horizons"e;Like early Kurt Vonnegut... both writers seem to channel the same prankster glee that covers deep despair."e; -Locus"e;Bears comparison with the best of Philip K Dick"e; -The Financial TimesPRAISE FOR A MAN LIES DREAMINGJERWOOD FICTION UNCOVERED PRIZE WINNER 2015BRITISH FANTASY AWARD NOMINEE 2015PREMIO ROMA NOMINEE 2016GEFFEN PRIZE NOMINEE 2019DUBLIN LITERATURE AWARD LONGLIST 2016"e;Complex, elusive and intriguing"e; -The Jerusalem Post"e;Nasty, clever, waspish and witty... a brilliant and potent thought experiment"e; -The Sunday Herald"e;Bold and unnerving"e; -NPR"e;Damn good"e; -Jewish Book Council"e;A wholly original Holocaust story: as outlandish as it is poignant."e; -Kirkus (starred review)"e;A vital, brilliant novel"e; -Barnes & Noble SFF Blog"e;Outstanding and moving"e; -Maxim Jakubowski, LoveReading.co.uk"e;Gripping... clever and thrilling work"e; -Buzz Magazine"e;In turns brutal, harrowing, heartbreaking and intriguing.... [an] unforgettable novel."e; -Gulf Weekly"e;poetic & terrible... quite incredible"e; -Tor.com"e;A brilliant novel."e; -Pop Versea a a

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