{"product_id":"the-cockroach-ian-mcewan","title":"The Cockroach (Ian Mcewan)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKafka meets \u003ci\u003eThe Thick Of It\u003c\/i\u003e in a bitingly funny new political satire from Ian McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain - and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way: not the opposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith trademark intelligence, insight and scabrous humour, Ian McEwan pays tribute to Franz Kafka's most famous work to engage with a world turned on its head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eFirst Love, Last Rites\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Child in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Cement Garden\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSaturday\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSolar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSweet Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNutshell\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love, The Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e have all been adapted for the big screen.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 112 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807639576925,"sku":"K080169022","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8016902200001A.jpg?v=1788482375","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-cockroach-ian-mcewan","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}