The Pets
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Book Overview "Dark, scary, and unbelievably funny."--Los Angeles Times"The best short novel I've read this year. . . .Small, dark, and hard to put dow...
"Dark, scary, and unbelievably funny."--Los Angeles Times
"The best short novel I've read this year. . . .Small, dark, and hard to put down, The Pets may be a classic in the literature of small enclosed spaces."--Barnes & Noble Review
Back in Reykjavik after a vacation in London, Emil Halldorsson is waiting for a call from a beautiful girl, Greta, that he met on the plane ride home, and he's just put on a pot of coffee when an unexpected visitor knocks on the door. Peeking through a window, Emil spies an erstwhile friend--Havard Knutsson, his one-time roommate and current resident of a Swedish mental institution--on his doorstep, and he panics, taking refuge under his bed and hoping the frightful nuisance will simply go away.
Havard won't be so easily put off, however, and he breaks into Emil's apartment and decides to wait for his return--Emil couldn't have gone far; the pot of coffee is still warming on the stove. While Emil hides under his bed, increasingly unable to show himself with each passing moment, Havard discovers the booze, and he ends up hosting a bizarre party for Emil's friends, and Greta.
An alternately dark and hilarious story of cowardice, comeuppance, and assumed identity, the breezy and straightforward style of The Pets belies its narrative depth, and disguises a complexity that grows with every page.
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Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 157 | Language: English | Publisher: OPEN LETTER | ISBN: 1940953294
FormatPaperback
Pages157
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1940953294
EAN9781940953298
PublisherOPEN LETTER
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionTranslation
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.5 Pounds
Length8.4 Inches
Width5.5 Inches
Height0.5 Inches
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