Description
Christof, Christophe, Christopher and Cristofol are four brothers - sons of the same father and four very different mothers, yet none of them knows of the others' existence. When they learn that their father has been declared missing, they come together for the first time and attempt to reconstruct his life.
About the Author
Jordi Punti was born near Barcelona, Spain in 1967 and is a writer, translator and a regular contributor to the Spanish and Catalan press. Considered one of the most promising new voices of contemporary Catalan literature, in 1998 he published his first book of short stories, Pell d'armadillo which won the Serra d'Or Critics' Prize. Lost Luggage is his first novel.
Reviews
An ingenious creation... alert to the sheer untidiness of life.
Inventive, absorbing and beautifully written. * Daily Mail *
An outstanding read. * Daily Express *
An astonishing literary artefact. Marvellous. * El Mundo *
An utterly absorbing tale of family, friendship, love and loss. * Easy Living *
Punti is a sprightly writer, delighting in taking us down byways and through backwaters as the novel circles Gabriel's disappearance. * Financial Times *
More than once it feels as though you could be in a Barcelona bar, listening to a friend indulge in a series of Rioja-fuelled anecdotes. * The Times *
It's the combination of straight-down-the-line storytelling with Jordi's ingenious inflections in the language and structure that make Lost Luggage feel so rebellious. * Dazed&Confused *
Book Information
ISBN 9781780722139
Author Jordi Punti
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Short Books Ltd
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 388g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 34mm
About the Author
Jordi Punti was born near Barcelona, Spain in 1967 and is a writer, translator and a regular contributor to the Spanish and Catalan press. Considered one of the most promising new voices of contemporary Catalan literature, in 1998 he published his first book of short stories, Pell d'armadillo which won the Serra d'Or Critics' Prize. Lost Luggage is his first novel.
Reviews
An ingenious creation... alert to the sheer untidiness of life.
Inventive, absorbing and beautifully written. * Daily Mail *
An outstanding read. * Daily Express *
An astonishing literary artefact. Marvellous. * El Mundo *
An utterly absorbing tale of family, friendship, love and loss. * Easy Living *
Punti is a sprightly writer, delighting in taking us down byways and through backwaters as the novel circles Gabriel's disappearance. * Financial Times *
More than once it feels as though you could be in a Barcelona bar, listening to a friend indulge in a series of Rioja-fuelled anecdotes. * The Times *
It's the combination of straight-down-the-line storytelling with Jordi's ingenious inflections in the language and structure that make Lost Luggage feel so rebellious. * Dazed&Confused *
Book Information
ISBN 9781780722139
Author Jordi Punti
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Short Books Ltd
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 388g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 34mm
