Part political thriller, part meditation on the nature of desire and betrayal, Seven Lies tells the story of Stefan Vogel, a young East German, whose yearnings for love, glory, and freedom express themselves in a lifelong fantasy of going to America. By a series of increasingly dangerous maneuvers, he makes this fantasy come true, his past seemingly locked behind the Berlin Wall and a new life of unbounded bliss ahead of him. But then his world begins to fall apart.

About the Author
James Lasdun is the author of Afternoon of a Faun, The Fall Guy, The Horned Man, Seven Lies, several poetry and short story collections, and a memoir. He lives in Brooklyn.

Reviews
"Grimly funny, painfully sad, and beautifully written." -- Marcus Eliason - Associated Press
"Poet James Lasdun confirms his career as an important novelist. . . . Macabre but sensationally authentic." -- New York Sun
"A surprising and nuanced novel . . . that skillfully blends the political and the personal." -- The New Republic
"Pitch-perfect. . . . And what finely wrought characters. . . . [Seven Lies's] complex plot falls into place with the irresistible inevitability of a clockwork's gears and levers." -- Toronto Globe and Mail


Awards
Short-listed for James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Fiction) 2007.



Book Information
ISBN 9780393329087
Author James Lasdun
Format Paperback
Page Count 210
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 246g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 15mm