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Zusatztext "An intoxicating novel: relevant! encompassing the entire globe! satirical! and fast-paced. Slaves to Fortune demonstrates with dizzying speed that we Westerners are depressingly interchangeable. Lanoye sparkles on every page." - De Volkskrant "A fiercely intelligent book with international potential." - De Standaard "A delicious novel disguised as a thriller! a book to love." - NRC Handelsblad "Full of surprising twists! occasionally hilarious." - Gazet van Antwerpen "Sparkling! funny! and wry." - Recensieweb.nl "Great in scope! glorious in achievement." - Metro "In an allegory of the global economic crisis and the struggling identity of modern man! each Hanssen holds the solution to the other's problems-but will they help each other?" - Big Issue North "A theatrical representation of capitalism spun out of control! with memorable dialogues and a grotesque! high-speed plot with deep-rooted barbs. The ultimate literary equivalent of Quentin Tarantino." - Cutting Edge Informationen zum Autor TOM LANOYE is an award-winning Belgian novelist, poet, and playwright. He is the author of more than fifty works of poetry, drama, and fiction, and his work has been translated into fifteen languages. His bestseller Speechless was awarded several major awards and has been adapted for screen in 2017. Lanoye has won many literary prizes, including the prestigious Constantijn Huygens Prize for his entire oeuvre. Slaves to Fortune was shortlisted for both the Libris Literature Prize and the AKO Literature Prize, and sold over 50,000 copies in the Netherlands. A born performer, when not on stage he lives between Antwerp and Cape Town. MICHELE HUTCHISON studied at UEA, Cambridge, and Lyon universities and worked in publishing for a number of years, before moving to Amsterdam in 2004. Among the many works she has translated are La Superba by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Slaves to Fortune by Tom Lanoye, both Craving and Roxy by Esther Gerritsen, and An American Princess by Annejet van der Zijl. She also co-authored the successful parenting book, The Happiest Kids in the World. Klappentext Men on the run in a world gone madTwo Belgian exiles, both called Tony Hanssen, are on the run from their former lives on different continents. In Buenos Aires one of the Tony Hanssens, a former cruise director, is playing a dangerous game as a boy toy to the elderly wife of a wealthy Chinese businessman. In South Africa a totally different Tony Hanssen, a computer specialist running from a crashed merchant bank, breaks into a game reserve with a precision rifle and war ammunition. Amid the chaos of global capitalism, lawlessness, and disintegrating lives, a chance meeting between the two Hanssens gives each the opportunity to redeem himself by betraying the other. This societal satire with a classic doppelganger motif tackles current topics such as the global financial crisis with scathing humor. ‘An intoxicating novel: relevant, encompassing the entire globe, satirical, and fast-paced. Slaves to Fortune demonstrates with dizzying speed that we Westerners are depressingly interchangeable.’ DE VOLKSKRANT‘In an allegory of the global economic crisis and the struggling identity of modern man, each Hanssen holds the solution to the other’s problems—but will they help each other?’ BIG ISSUE NORTH‘A fiercely intelligent book with international potential’ DE STANDAARD Vorwort • Lead title with AFP of 10,000 copies • INDIEBOUND ADVANCE ACCESS PROGRAM • Consortium galley box mailing• Consumer sample chapters • 5-city author tour in Fall 2019• National TV, radio, print, and online review campaign• Social media campaign • Book club discussion guide ...
