Robert Glancy

Suffering from memory loss after a serious car accident, Frank, a lawyer who specializes in contract fine-print that nobody reads, begins to doubt the honesty of people who tell him stories about a past that conflicts with his gradually recovering memory. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.

A Novel

Terms & Conditions

A funny, disturbing, and deeply affecting novel of power, corruption, and innocence in colonial Africa, by the author of Terms & Conditions. As the African nation of Bwalo prepares for The Big Day--the only day in the year the ailing King talks to his subjects--we meet five very different people: Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel. Sean, an Irishman who’s given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel--if only his crazed fiancée and fierce thirst would stop distracting him. Josef, the mythmaker and kingmaker who paved the way for Tafumo’s rise to power, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet. Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive, maintaining the façade of the powerful ruler as she mourns her own broken dreams. And in the countdown to the Big Day, storm clouds gather as a petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo--specifically to the Mirage Hotel--that will change the lives of all of them forever.

Please Do Not Disturb

Frank has been in a car accident*. The doctor tells him he lost his spleen, but Frank believes he has lost more. He is missing memories - of those around him, of the history they share and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is a lawyer who specialises in small print**.In the wake of the accident Frank begins to piece together his former life - and his former self. But the picture that emerges, of his marriage, his family and the career he has devoted years to, is not necessarily a pretty one. Could it be that the terms and conditions by which Frank has been living are not entirely in his favour***?In the process of unravelling the knots into which his life has been tied, he learns that the devil really does live in the detail and that it's never too late to rewrite your own destiny.*apparently quite a serious one**words that no one ever reads*** and perhaps never have been

In Terms & Conditions, an amnesiac lawyer rebuilds his memory by drafting the Contract of his Life. But things unspool as memories pour in and Frank realises the condition of his life is a mess and the terms are rarely in his favour. Appreciating that life is all about the details, Frank plots his spectacular revenge in small print.In this emotional sequel, Unconditional, Frank strives to erase the fine print riddling his mind in the hope of achieving a more spontaneous life. Frank falls in love, moves to Thailand, and everyone lives happily ever after.* *Not really.

Unconditional: The Sequel to Terms & Conditions

A funny, disturbing, and deeply affecting novel of power, corruption, and innocence in colonial Africa, by the author of Terms & Conditions. As the African nation of Bwalo prepares for The Big Day--the only day in the year the ailing King talks to his subjects--we meet five very different people: Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel. Sean, an Irishman who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel--if only his crazed fiancée and fierce thirst would stop distracting him. Josef, the mythmaker and kingmaker who paved the way for Tafumo's rise to power, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet. Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive, maintaining the façade of the powerful ruler as she mourns her own broken dreams. And in the countdown to the Big Day, storm clouds gather as a petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo--specifically to the Mirage Hotel--that will change the lives of all of them forever.

A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence from the author of Terms & Conditions Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo. Sean, who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel – if only his crazed fiancée would stop distracting him. Josef, kingmaker and mythmaker, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet. Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive as she mourns her own broken dreams. And storm clouds gather as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo – to the Mirage Hotel – that will change the lives of all of them for ever...

»Fußnoten waren noch nie so süchtig machend.« Matt Haig, Autor von "Ich und die Menschen" Robert Glancys Debütroman "Die AGB meines Lebens" ist ein satirischer Blick auf die Absurditäten unserer modernen Gesellschaft. Wie steht es um Ihre persönlichen Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen des Lebens? Frank hatte einen Autounfall.* Der Arzt verkündet ihm, dass er seine Milz verloren hat, doch nicht nur die fehlt. Frank vermisst seine Erinnerung – über sich, seine Familie und auch über die Geschehnisse, die zu seinem Unfall führten. Das Einzige, an das er sich noch erinnern kann, ist, dass er Vertragsanwalt ist, der auf Fußnoten spezialisiert ist – AGB**. Doch auf der Suche nach seinem alten Ich muss der Mann fürs Kleingedruckte erkennen, dass die AGB seines eigenen Lebens so ganz und gar nicht zu seinen Gunsten zu sein scheinen ...*** _____________________ * Scheinbar einen sehr ernsten. ** Also all die süßen, kleingedruckten Wörter, die nie jemand liest. *** Es aber nie zu spät ist, sie umzuschreiben.

Roman

Die AGB meines Lebens

Ein Diktator, ein Attentatsplan und ein kleiner, frecher Junge - Robert Glancys Roman "Hotel Mirage oder wo man Elefanten nicht beim Schlafen stört" ist sowohl eine umwerfend komische Satire über einen fiktiven Unrechtsstaat und seine illustren Bewohner als auch ein warmherziger Roman über Gerüchte, Geheimnisse und verlorene Träume Große Aufregung im Hotel Mirage: Der Unabhängigkeitstag von Bwalo steht bevor! An diesem Tag wird der winzige Staat irgendwo im Süden Afrikas seinem gottgleichen Herrscher huldigen. Das etwas heruntergekommene Hotel Mirage soll Hauptschauplatz der Feierlichkeiten werden. Hier treibt sich inmitten schräger Gestalten auch der neunjährige Charlie herum. Leider bekommt der Sohn des Hotelmanagers dabei Dinge zu hören, die ganz und gar nicht für seine Ohren bestimmt sind: so soll auf den Diktator ein Attentat verübt werden. Ein Skandal! Und obendrein brandgefährlich. Nachrichten aus einem schönen Land, in dem so manches verboten ist: Fernsehen, Internet, Drogen, Homosexualität und natürlich Meinungsfreiheit

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