Sebastian Faulks's new novel is a bolt from the blue: contemporary, demotic, angry, heart-wrenching, and funny, in the deepest shade of black.
Mike Engleby says things that others dare not even think. A man devoid of scruple or self-pity, he rises without trace in Thatcher's England and scorches through the blandscape of New Labour.
In the course of his brief, incandescent career, he and the reader encounter many famous people — actors, writers, politicians, household names — but by far the most memorable is Engleby himself.
Sebastian Faulks's new novel can be read as a lament for a generation and the country it failed. It is also a meditation on the limits of science, the curse of human consciousness and on the lyrics of 1970s' rock music. And beneath this highly disturbing surface lies an unfolding mystery of gripping narrative power. For when one of Mike's contemporaries unaccountably disappears, the reader has to ask: is even the shameless Engleby capable of telling the whole truth?
Mike Engleby says things that others dare not even think. A man devoid of scruple or self-pity, he rises without trace in Thatcher's England and scorches through the blandscape of New Labour.
In the course of his brief, incandescent career, he and the reader encounter many famous people — actors, writers, politicians, household names — but by far the most memorable is Engleby himself.
Sebastian Faulks's new novel can be read as a lament for a generation and the country it failed. It is also a meditation on the limits of science, the curse of human consciousness and on the lyrics of 1970s' rock music. And beneath this highly disturbing surface lies an unfolding mystery of gripping narrative power. For when one of Mike's contemporaries unaccountably disappears, the reader has to ask: is even the shameless Engleby capable of telling the whole truth?
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Hardback Editions
January 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Engleby (Charnwood Large Print) Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 1-84782-042-5 / 9781847820426 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Engleby: A Novel Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-385-52405-6 / 978-0-385-52405-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-09-192081-7 / 978-0-09-192081-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Hutchinson Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-09-179450-1 / 978-0-09-179450-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Hutchinson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Engleby (Vintage International) Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-307-38788-7 / 978-0-307-38788-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-09-945827-6 / 978-0-09-945827-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-09-952116-4 / 978-0-09-952116-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-09-179571-0 / 978-0-09-179571-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Hutchinson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 0-09-179495-1 / 978-0-09-179495-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
December 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Engleby (unabridged audio book) Author(s): Sebastian Faulks, narrated by Michael Maloney ISBN: 1-4074-1361-9 / 978-1-4074-1361-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks ISBN: 1-84657-047-6 / 9781846570476 (UK edition) Publisher: Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: Engleby Author(s): Sebastian Faulks Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: Engleby (Vintage International) Author(s): Sebastian Faulks Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
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