Bibliograph

Island of Point Nemo, Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès ; translated from the French by Hannah Chute

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Label

Island of Point Nemo, Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès ; translated from the French by Hannah Chute

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Island of Point Nemo

Oclc number

959036281

Responsibility statement

Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès ; translated from the French by Hannah Chute

Summary

"A stolen diamond and three right feet, wearing shoes of a non-existent brand, that wash ashore in Scotland set into motion the first plot of Island of Point Nemo, a rollicking Jules Verne-like adventure narrative that crosses continents and oceans, involves multilingual codes, a world-famous villain, and three eccentrically loopy detectives. Running parallel is the story of B@bil Books, an e-reader factory in France filled with its own set of colorful characters, including the impotent Dieumercie and his randy wife, who will stop at nothing -- including a suspect ritual involving bees -- to fix his "problem, " and their abusive boss Wang-ilWong, obsessed with carrier pigeons and spying on his employees. With the humor of a Jasper Fforde novel, and the structure of a Haruki Murakami one, Island of Point Nemo is a literary puzzle and grand testament to the power of storytelling -- even in our digital age"--, Provided by publisher

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