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Discover a captivating journey through modern bureaucracy with this brand new B-format paperback, a remarkable offering from Penguin UK. 'Secret Rendezvous' presents a Kafaesque marvel that intertwines biting satire with surrealism, making it a must-read for fans of contemporary literature who appreciate humor and absurdity. In the heart of Tokyo, an unexpected ambulance spirals a man's life into chaos when it suddenly takes his perfectly healthy wife. He embarks on an epic quest through the labyrinthine halls of a vast hospital, encountering a host of intriguing characters along the way.
This gripping narrative delves into themes of medicine, love, and the absurdity of bureaucratic systems, showcasing the lengths one will go for love even amidst the strangest circumstances. Readers will be immersed in a world where reality blurs with the bizarre, underscored by odd sexual experiments and a watchful presence that lends an eerie atmosphere to his quest. Ultimately, his surreal journey brings him to an unexpected position as the hospital’s chief of security, all the while pursued by his new boss's peculiar belief that he is a horse. This page-turner, with 192 pages of thought-provoking content, promises to be both an entertaining and enlightening read.
Get your copy today and explore these themes of absurdity, love, and resilience. Fast shipping available to ensure you dive into this whirlwind of a story without delay.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241454619
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 192
Description:
A Kafaesque marvel and a biting satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life
In Tokyo, in the middle of the night, an uncalled-for ambulance arrives to spirit away a man's wife, though she is perfectly healthy. He sets out on an epic journey to find her, around the labyrinthine corners of a strange and enormous hospital. Days into his search, having encountered countless strange characters, odd sexual experiments and the unmistakable feeling of being watched, he is suddenly appointed to be the hospital's chief of security, and his new boss is convinced that he is a horse. Throughout it all, he will never stop searching for his wife.
This gripping narrative delves into themes of medicine, love, and the absurdity of bureaucratic systems, showcasing the lengths one will go for love even amidst the strangest circumstances. Readers will be immersed in a world where reality blurs with the bizarre, underscored by odd sexual experiments and a watchful presence that lends an eerie atmosphere to his quest. Ultimately, his surreal journey brings him to an unexpected position as the hospital’s chief of security, all the while pursued by his new boss's peculiar belief that he is a horse. This page-turner, with 192 pages of thought-provoking content, promises to be both an entertaining and enlightening read.
Get your copy today and explore these themes of absurdity, love, and resilience. Fast shipping available to ensure you dive into this whirlwind of a story without delay.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241454619
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 192
Description:
A Kafaesque marvel and a biting satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life
In Tokyo, in the middle of the night, an uncalled-for ambulance arrives to spirit away a man's wife, though she is perfectly healthy. He sets out on an epic journey to find her, around the labyrinthine corners of a strange and enormous hospital. Days into his search, having encountered countless strange characters, odd sexual experiments and the unmistakable feeling of being watched, he is suddenly appointed to be the hospital's chief of security, and his new boss is convinced that he is a horse. Throughout it all, he will never stop searching for his wife.