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Somewhere in the desert, a man with no memory tries to evade his pursuers. Who are they? What do they want? If he could recall his identity he might be able to work it out. Elsewhere, four westerners are murdered and a suitcase of currency goes missing. Enter a pair of detectives, a paranoid spy, and a beautiful American. This is a gripping thriller, a caustic tale of pursuit and madness.
About the author
Born in 1965, Wolfgang Herrndorf waited until 2010 to make his literary breakthrough with Why We Took the Car, which has sold more than two million copies in Germany, has been translated into thirty-four languages, and was made into a feature film. By this time he was already suffering from an incurable brain tumour. He continued to write for the next few years, completing Sand, which won the 2012 Leipzig Book Fair prize. When he died in 2013 he was recognized as a unique and brilliant literary talent.
Summary
A gripping thriller - part Pynchon, partlLe Carre, part Coen brothers - an unsettling, caustically funny tale of pursuit and madness.
Foreword
A sophisticated literary thriller set during the cold war - by a cult German author
