A Man Lies Dreaming

THE CULT NOVEL RETURNS!"The best book I read last year is

A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar… It is so cleverly constructed and such a spectacular conclusion unfolds that you are going to take it all very seriously." – Sting"Ambitious as hell" –Ian Rankin"An excellent novel" –Philip KerrSince its original 2014 publication,

A Man Lies Dreaming has been translated into multiple languages and gained a cult following for its dark humor, prescient politics and powerful exploration of the impossibility of fantasy.1939: Adolf Hitler, fallen from power, seeks refuge in a London engulfed in the throes of a very British Fascism. Now eking a miserable living as a down-at-heels private eye and calling himself Wolf, he has no choice but to take on the case of a glamorous Jewish heiress whose sister went missing.It's a decision Wolf will very shortly regret.For in another time and place a man lies dreaming: Shomer, once a Yiddish pulp writer, who dreams lurid tales of revenge in the hell that is Auschwitz.Prescient, darkly funny and wholly original, the award-winning

A Man Lies Dreaming is a modern fable for our time that comes «crashing through the door of literature like Sam Spade with a .38 in his hand» (

Guardian).PRAISE FOR LAVIE TIDHARWinner – The World Fantasy Award Winner – The John W. Campbell Award Winner – The British Fantasy Award Winner – The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Winner – The Neukom Literary Arts Award Winner – The Kitschies Award Winner – The BSFA Award"Tidhar is a genius at conjuring realities that are just two steps to the left of our own." –

NPR «Tidhar changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells.» –

Library Journal «In a genre entirely of his own, and quite possibly a warped genius.» –Ian McDonald, author of

River of Gods «Already staked a claim as the genre's most interesting, most bold, and most accomplished writer.» –

LocusPRAISE FOR A MAN LIES DREAMINGJERWOOD FICTION UNCOVERED PRIZE WINNER 2015 BRITISH FANTASY AWARD NOMINEE 2015 PREMIO ROMA NOMINEE 2016 GEFFEN PRIZE NOMINEE 2019 DUBLIN LITERATURE AWARD LONGLIST 2016"Complex, elusive and intriguing" –

The Jerusalem Post «Nasty, clever, waspish and witty… a brilliant and potent thought experiment» –

The Sunday Herald «Bold and unnerving» –

NPR «Damn good» –

Jewish Book Council «A wholly original Holocaust story: as outlandish as it is poignant.» –

Kirkus (starred review) «A vital, brilliant novel» –

Barnes & Noble SFF Blog «Poetic & terrible… quite incredible» –

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