The room : a novel

Karlsson, Jonas 1971- (author.). Smith, Neil, (translator.).

Summary: Bjorn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works--a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjorn is in his room, what his co-workers see is him standing by the wall and staring off into space looking dazed, relaxed, and decidedly creepy. Bjorn's bizarre behavior eventually leads his co-workers to try and have him fired, but Bjorn will turn the tables on them with help from his secret room.

Item details

ISBN: 9780804139984
ISBN: 0804139989
Physical Description: print
190 pages ; 19 cm
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: London ; New York : Hogarth, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Contents / Notes

General Note:

"Originally published in Sweden as "Rummet" in the collection, "Den Perfekta Vannen," published by Wahlstrom & Widstrand, Stockholm, in 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes reading group guide, pages 189-190.

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Subject:

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Genre:

Psychological fiction.

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