Synopsis
THE FLYING MAN is the story of the ultimate immigrant from the twice Orange Prize long-listed author Roopa Farooki.
Meet Maqil - also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel - a chancer and charlatan.
A criminally clever man who tells a good tale, trading on his charm and good looks, reinventing himself with a new identity and nationality in each successive country he makes his home, abandoning wives and children and careers in the process. He's a compulsive gambler - driven to lose at least as much as he gains, in games of chance, and in life. A damaged man in search of himself.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9780755383405
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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Good and interesting
I really enjoyed the setting of this book and the premise.
It was brilliant to see how the world changed and how MSK refused to change. The settings and t... READ MORE
Couldn't put it down,,,
This was a fantastic story spanning 80 years of the life of Maqil, a flawed but almost lovable character. The story leaves you wanting to know what he's go... READ MORE
A Compelling Read
I found this book to be a compelling read. The central character is flawed but has human qualities and you want to find out how he reached his situation. T... READ MORE
It surprised me
Faced with this in that December/January brain overloaded haze I was not sure this was going to be the book for me. The orange cover and cramped layout wer... READ MORE
The study of a rootless character
The Flying Man is a character study, the tale of a rootless man, he is born Maqil but uses many other names, he doesn't fit in anywhere but doesn’t seem to... READ MORE
I Just Didn't Quite Get It
To be honest, I just didn't quite get the point of this story! I'm sure it had some point to make, or was meant to be thought provoking but to me it did ne... READ MORE
An unexpected pleasure !
At first sight the book appears to be a simple, quick read, but this is deceptive. There is a depth to the writing and a density to the text that is unexpe... READ MORE