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The Anomaly
- Author
- Hervé le Tellier
- Narrator
- Dominic Hoffman
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 20 January 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Brought to you by Penguin.
WINNER OF THE 2020 PRIX GONCOURT. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD. AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON.
What do you do if your life is no longer your own?
When flight Air France 006 enters a terrifying storm, the plane - inexplicably - duplicates. For every passenger on board that day, there are now two - a double with the same mind, body and memories.
Just one thing sets them apart. One plane leaves the storm in March. The other doesn't land until June. For world leaders, the emergence of the June flight raises serious alarms. No science, faith, or protocol can explain this unprecedented event.
But for the passengers, a bigger question is at stake. What happens to them, now that their life is shared? What happens to those who land in June, when their March doubles make decisions that will change their lives forever?
And as the doubles prepare to meet, they have an extraordinary decision to make.
If there are two of them, and just one life - who gets to live it?
A runaway bestseller and winner of the 2020 Prix Goncourt, The Anomaly is a genre-defying, whip-smart novel that explores the very essence of who we are.
PRAISE FOR THE ANOMALY
'Buckle your seatbelts, as Hervé le Tellier takes you on an extraordinary ride. You won't want to put this book down until the very last page!' Leïla Slimani, bestselling author of Lullaby
'It's a phenomenal read. So clever yet also so gripping' Harriet Tyce
'Wow, whan an exciting, original blend of theory and heart. It's astonishing' Janice Hallett
'The Anomaly is one and ten novels at once, brilliantly connecting every mystery of intimacy with the great mystery of humanity' Michel Bussi
'An extraodinary mix of existential thriller and speculative fiction...a thought-provoking, literary work' Publishers Weekly
'A witty, erudite novel...a treat throughout, with - at its centre - that head-spinning conceit that will leave you deep in thought for a long time after reading the final page. It is rare to have so much fun with something so intelligent' Nicolas Mathieu, author of And Their Children After Them, winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt
'An adventure, a page turner, a bestseller, but also an experimental, highly literary work' Le Figaro Magazine
'It's dizzying, exhilarating, brilliant!' Nicholas Carreau, Europe 1
'The novel is a tour de force' Toute La Culture
© Hervé le Tellier 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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Buckle your seatbelts, as Hervé le Tellier takes you on an extraordinary ride. You won't want to put this book down until the very last page!
author of Lullaby, winner of the 2016 Prix Goncourt
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Wow, what an exciting, original blend of theory and heart. It's astonishing. I can't describe it, except to say: read it, and prepare for a whole new perspective on your own existence - and plane travel
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal
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A mind-bending, prize-winning speculative thriller
Guardian
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A good idea, elegantly executed
Daily Telegraph
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A funny, smart thriller that surfs the Zeitgeist with typical elan
Adrian McKinty, bestselling author of The Chain
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A really intriguing novel
John Boyne
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The Anomaly is one and ten novels at once, brilliantly connecting every mystery of intimacy with the great mystery of humanity
Michel Bussi
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It's a phenomenal read. I loved how it tied together. So clever yet also so gripping
Sunday Times bestselling author of Blood Orange
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This high-concept SF thriller is enormous fun: a French prize winner spiced with Oulipian theory and literary in-jokes, riddling away at existential questions in the guise of a breakneck page-turner'
Guardian, 'Summer Reading: The 50 Hottest New Books'
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Amusing, affecting, effervescent
Guardian
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Details
- Author
- Hervé le Tellier
- Narrator
- Dominic Hoffman
- Duration
- 10 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 January 2022
- ISBN
- 9781405952385
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Science fiction, Esoteric thriller, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.WINNER OF THE 2020 PRIX GONCOURT. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD. AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON.What do you do if your life is no longer your own?When flight Air France 006 enters a terrifying storm, the plane - inexplicably - duplicates. For every passenger on board that day, there are now two - a double with the same mind, body and memories.Just one thing sets them apart. One plane leaves the storm in March. The other doesn't land until June. For world leaders, the emergence of the June flight raises serious alarms. No science, faith, or protocol can explain this unprecedented event.But for the passengers, a bigger question is at stake. What happens to them, now that their life is shared? What happens to those who land in June, when their March doubles make decisions that will change their lives forever?And as the doubles prepare to meet, they have an extraordinary decision to make.If there are two of them, and just one life - who gets to live it?A runaway bestseller and winner of the 2020 Prix Goncourt, The Anomaly is a genre-defying, whip-smart novel that explores the very essence of who we are.PRAISE FOR THE ANOMALY'Buckle your seatbelts, as Hervé le Tellier takes you on an extraordinary ride. You won't want to put this book down until the very last page!' Leïla Slimani, bestselling author of Lullaby'It's a phenomenal read. So clever yet also so gripping' Harriet Tyce'Wow, whan an exciting, original blend of theory and heart. It's astonishing' Janice Hallett'The Anomaly is one and ten novels at once, brilliantly connecting every mystery of intimacy with the great mystery of humanity' Michel Bussi'An extraodinary mix of existential thriller and speculative fiction...a thought-provoking, literary work' Publishers Weekly'A witty, erudite novel...a treat throughout, with - at its centre - that head-spinning conceit that will leave you deep in thought for a long time after reading the final page. It is rare to have so much fun with something so intelligent' Nicolas Mathieu, author of And Their Children After Them, winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt'An adventure, a page turner, a bestseller, but also an experimental, highly literary work' Le Figaro Magazine'It's dizzying, exhilarating, brilliant!' Nicholas Carreau, Europe 1'The novel is a tour de force' Toute La Culture© Hervé le Tellier 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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