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The Mark and the Void
- Narrated by: Charlie Anson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Winner of the Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2016.
A comic masterpiece about love, art, greed and the banking crisis, from the author of Skippy Dies.
What links the Bank of Torabundo, www.myhotswaitress.com (yes, hots with an s, don't ask), an art heist, a novel called For Love of a Clown, a four-year-old boy named after TV detective Remington Steele, a lonely French banker, a tiny Pacific island, and a pest control business run by an ex-KGB man? You've guessed it....
The Mark and the Void is Paul Murray's madcap new novel of institutional folly, following the success of his wildly original breakout hit, Skippy Dies. While marooned at his banking job in the bewilderingly damp and insular realm known as Ireland, Claude Martingale, is approached by a down-on-his-luck author, Paul, looking for his next great subject. Claude finds that his life gets steadily more exciting under Paul's fictionalizing influence; he even falls in love with a beautiful waitress. But Paul's plan is not what it seems-and neither is Claude's employer, the Bank of Torabundo, which inflates through dodgy takeovers and derivatives-trading until-well, you can probably guess how that shakes out.
The Mark and the Void is a stirring examination of the deceptions carried out in the names of art, love, and commerce - and is also probably the funniest novel ever written about a financial crisis.
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- Amanda Vermeulen
- 04-02-2016
Superb satire on the global financial crisis
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Great book and the performance by Charlie Anson was outstanding. I loved every second of this and cannot recommend it more highly. Alongside the evisceration of amoral bankers and banks, the humorous story of the relationship between Claude and Paul, supported by a cast of colourful characters such as Igor, Remmington and the literary luvvies is both funny and tragic. Definitely going to buy Paul Murray's other book, and sign up to more Charlie Anson performances.
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- steve
- 25-06-2024
Funny, charming and observant
The Mark and The Void was a wild ride of funny twists and turns, thoughtful (and at times completely brutal!!) observations of the world of finance, and portrayals of the many levels on which people exist at once. beautifully written and masterfully read. I might even listen to it again ...
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