A Man Lies Dreaming: Sometimes, it takes a mass murderer to catch a serial killer . . . by Lavie Tidhar
The Man in the High Castle for the 21st Century.
***Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered award***
Deep in the heart of history's most infamous concentration camp, a man lies dreaming. His name is Shomer, and before the war he was a pulp fiction author. Now, to escape the brutal reality of life in Auschwitz, Shomer spends his nights imagining another world - a world where a disgraced former dictator now known only as Wolf ekes out a miserable existence as a low-rent PI in London's grimiest streets.
An extraordinary story of revenge and redemption, A Man Lies Dreaming is the unforgettable testament to the power of imagination.
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Praise for Lavie Tidhar
'An emerging master' - Locus
'Young, ambitious, skilled and original' - Christopher Priest, author of The Prestige.
'A big, ambitious book that manages to deliver' - Glen Mehn
'An elegiac espionage adventure that demands a second reading' - Metro