First Person
by Richard Flanagan
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As heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Book at Bedtime’: the blistering story of a ghostwriter haunted by his demonic subject, t he Man Booker Prize winner turns to lies, crime and literature with devastating effect
A young and penniless writer, Kif Kehlmann, is rung in the middle of the night by the notorious con man and corporate criminal, Siegfried Heidl. About to go to trial for defrauding the banks of $700 million, Heidl proposes a deal: $10,000 for Kehlmann to ghostwrite his memoir in six weeks.
Kehlmann accepts but begins to fear that he is being corrupted by Heidl. As the deadline draws closer, he becomes ever more unsure if he is ghostwriting a memoir, or if Heidl is rewriting him-his life, his future. Everything that was certain grows uncertain as he begins to wonder: who is Siegfried Heidl-and who is Kif Kehlmann?
By turns compelling, comic and chilling, First Person is a haunting journey into the heart of our age.
Details
First Person
by Richard Flanagan
ISBN
9781784742195
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Binding
Hardback
Publication date
Nov. 2, 2017
Dimensions
24.0cm x 16.2cm x 3.5cm
Page count
400 pages