{"product_id":"the-anomaly-paperback","title":"The Anomaly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHervé Le Tellier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdriana Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a \"Best Thriller of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Goncourt Prize and now an international phenomenon, this dizzying, whip-smart novel blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would we be if we had made different choices? Told that secret, left that relationship, written that book? We all wonder--the passengers of Air France 006 will find out. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their own way, they were all living double lives when they boarded the plane: \u003cbr\u003e Blake, a respectable family man who works as a contract killer.\u003cbr\u003e Slimboy, a Nigerian pop star who uses his womanizing image to hide that he's gay.\u003cbr\u003e Joanna, a Black American lawyer pressured to play the good old boys' game to succeed with her Big Pharma client.\u003cbr\u003e Victor Miesel, a critically acclaimed yet largely obscure writer suddenly on the precipice of global fame.\u003cbr\u003e About to start their descent to JFK, they hit a shockingly violent patch of turbulence, emerging on the other side to a reality both perfectly familiar and utterly strange. As it charts the fallout of this logic-defying event, \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a journey from Lagos and Mumbai to the White House and a top-secret hangar.\u003cbr\u003e In Hervé Le Tellier's most ambitious work yet, high literature follows the lead of a bingeable Netflix series, drawing on the best of genre fiction from \"chick lit\" to mystery, while also playfully critiquing their hallmarks. An ingenious, timely variation on the doppelgänger theme, it taps into the parts of ourselves that elude us most.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHervé Le Tellier\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist, mathematician, food critic, and teacher. He has been a member of the Oulipo group since 1992 and one of the \"papous\" of the famous France Culture radio show. He has published numerous books of stories, essays, memoir, and novels, including the Goncourt Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold more than one million copies worldwide, \u003ci\u003eAll Happy Families\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectrico W\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEnough About Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e studied French and Drama at the University of London. She has translated more than ninety books, including Véronique Olmi's \u003ci\u003eBakhita\u003c\/i\u003e and Hervé Le Tellier's \u003ci\u003eEléctrico W\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the French-American Foundation's 2013 Translation Prize in Fiction. She lives in Kent, England.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692501274687,"sku":"9781635421699","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fe00f8608ab5fa71e1fa0aec7820d31e.webp?v=1764995676","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-anomaly-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}