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The Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Type
- book
- Brand
- The Friday Project
- ISBN
- 9780007551491
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins The Limited
ISBN-10
0007551495
ISBN-13
9780007551491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219193327
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Romance / Historical / 20th Century, Small Town & Rural, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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Reviews
'Echoes of Gabriel García Márquez. Read it slowly and savor it' - KIRKUS (Starred Review) 'What Thornton manages to do is take one tiny player in a monumental event and focus in on Johan Thoms with the careful research of an historian and the deft touch and aplomb of a true literary artist' - THE HUFFINGTON POST 'A dazzling and utterly engrossing epic with an enormous beating heart' - ANGELA JACKSON, author of 'The Emergence of Judy Taylor' 'A wonderful brilliant book' - LEWIS DeSOTO, author of 'A Blade of Grass' 'Poignant as hell, addictive like opium, a wonderful, weird, oddball circus-like tale. It is a masterpiece' - THE WALRUS, Selected as part of Toronto Life's 'Best of Fall 2013' "A wonderful brilliant book"- Lewis DeSoto, author of 'A Blade of Grass' "Smart as hell, funny as hell, poignant as hell, addictive like the opium, a wonderful, weird, oddball, circus-like tale that I enjoyed from the first word to the last - and then was sorry it was over. It is a masterpiece"- Shelley Ambrose, Executive Director & Co-Publisher, The Walrus "Fiction this audacious deserves to be championed."- Macleans (Canadian weekly news magazine) "What Thornton manages to do is take one tiny player in a monumental event and focus in on Johan Thoms with the careful research of an historian and the deft touch and aplomb of a true literary artist".- THE HUFFINGTON POST "The presentation is fantastic... the irreverent and bawdy humour... had me in near-constant fits of giggles."- BURIED IN PRINT (Canadian blog) - "A must. Hilarious and crude." LAZYDAY (Canadian Blog)
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
Johan Thoms (pronounced Yo-han Tomes) was born in Argona, a small town twenty-three miles south of Sarajevo, during the hellish depths of winter 1894. Little did he know that his inability to reverse a car would change the course of 20th Century History forever..., Johan Thoms (pronounced Yo-han Tomes) was born in Argona, a small town twenty-three miles south of Sarajevo, during the hellish depths of winter 1894. Little did he know that his inability to reverse a car would change the course of 20th Century History forever... Johan Thoms is poised for greatness. A promising student at the University of Sarajevo, he is young, brilliant, and in love with the beautiful Lorelei Ribeiro. He can outwit chess masters, quote the Kama Sutra, and converse with dukes and drunkards alike. But he cannot drive a car in reverse. And as with so much in the life of Johan Thoms, this seemingly insignificant detail will prove to be much more than it appears. On the morning of June 28, 1914, Johan takes his place as the chauffeur to Franz Ferdinand and the royal entourage and, with one wrong turn, he forever alters the course of history.
LC Classification Number
PR9199.4.T4
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