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Headlong

by Michael Frayn
Headlong - Thryft
Headlong - Thryft

A thrilling art heist entangled with hilarious chaos.

This book is a gripping and uproarious adventure that combines the worlds of art and deception. You'll find yourself immersed in the desperate schemes and soaring hopes of Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher who risks everything to prove the worth of an elusive Old Master painting. With its masterfully realized characters and witty narrative, Headlong is an entertaining and thought-provoking read that will keep you hooked from start to finish. Get ready for a wild ride through the dark side of temptation and obsession.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1999)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (1999)
  • Whitbread Award Nominee for Novel (1999)
  • Tähtivaeltaja Award (1994)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Headlong

by Michael Frayn
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ISBN: 9780312267469
Authors: Michael Frayn
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2000-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.66
(rated by 4826 readers)

Description

An unlikely con man wagers wife, wealth, and sanity in pursuit of an elusive Old Master.Invited to dinner by the boorish local landowner, Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher, and his art-historian wife are asked to assess three dusty paintings blocking the draught from the chimney. But hiding beneath the soot is nothing less-Martin believes-than a lost work by Bruegel. So begins a hilarious trail of lies and concealments, desperate schemes and soaring hopes as Martin, betting all that he owns and much that he doesn't, embarks on a quest to prove his hunch, win his wife over, and separate the painting from its owner.In Headlong, Michael Frayn, "the master of what is seriously funny" (Anthony Burgess), offers a procession of superbly realized characters, from the country squire gone to seed to his giddy, oversexed young wife. All are burdened by human muddle and human cravings; all are searching for a moral compass as they grapple with greed, folly, and desire. And at the heart of the clamor is Breugel's vision, its dark tones warning of the real risks of temptation and obsession.With this new novel, Michael Frayn has given us entertainment of the highest order. Supremely wise and wickedly funny, Headlong elevates Frayn into the front rank of contemporary novelists.
 

A thrilling art heist entangled with hilarious chaos.

This book is a gripping and uproarious adventure that combines the worlds of art and deception. You'll find yourself immersed in the desperate schemes and soaring hopes of Martin Clay, an easily distracted philosopher who risks everything to prove the worth of an elusive Old Master painting. With its masterfully realized characters and witty narrative, Headlong is an entertaining and thought-provoking read that will keep you hooked from start to finish. Get ready for a wild ride through the dark side of temptation and obsession.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1999)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (1999)
  • Whitbread Award Nominee for Novel (1999)
  • Tähtivaeltaja Award (1994)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.