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The Investigation by Philippe Claudel (view source)
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|title=The Investigation
|sort=Investigation, The
|publisher=MacLehose Press
|date=January 2013
|summary=A bizarre change of direction from this most versatile, approachable and inventive author.
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And you think you had it bad. Our hero gets off a train at the right station, but doesn't get collected by those he's working on behalf of, can't have his order at the bar fulfilled, cannot get to the place of work on time, then cannot find the hotel almost opposite without a major trek through a snowy, unsavoury but completely empty city. And when he gets to the hotel - well that and the other people he meets there are a whole new category of odd. Is this how things are supposed to be - is this limbo, a nightmare or just a novel our hero is trapped in?
I must thank the publishers for my review copy.
Escape from the city into a very different kind of parable world can be found in the equally quirky-in-the-right-way delight of [[Doppler by Erlend Loe]]. You might also enjoy [[The Vanishing Act by Mette Jakobsen]]. {{amazontext|amazon=0857051547}}{{amazonUStext|amazon=B0093LRRX0}}
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