by Michael Frayn · Faber & Faber Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780571281411
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«Skios» is the comic novel by Michael Frayn, published by Faber & Faber Ltd in hardback (278 pages, in English).
On the Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation awaits Dr. Norman Wilfred, a world authority on the scientific organisation of science. When he finally appears, he turns out to be young and charming, and wins over the guests and Nikki, the organiser. Meanwhile, in a secluded villa, Georgie waits for an acquaintance who never arrives; instead, a bald old man also called Dr. Norman Wilfred shows up, having lost his way, his luggage and his grip on reality.
For readers of British comedy and satire, with a plot of crossed identities set in the Mediterranean.
Michael Frayn, FRSL is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen, and Democracy.
