by Michael Frayn · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571281459
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«Skios» is a satirical novel by Michael Frayn, published by Faber in paperback (288 pages, in English).
On the Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation awaits Dr Norman Wilfred for its annual lecture, but a misunderstanding leads a charming young man to be mistaken for the famous speaker. The real Wilfred ends up trapped in a villa with a stranger. It all culminates in a farce of mistaken identities.
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012 and nominated for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2013.
A read for those who enjoy British satire, comedy of errors, and contemporary fiction.
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.
