After Dark

Összefoglaló

Reality bends all the more acutely with lack of sleep in this stunning novel from the master of the surreal.<BR><BR>Eyes mark the shape of the city<BR><BR>The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help.<BR><BR>Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. But tonight as the digital clock displays 00:00, a hint of life flickers across the television screen in her room, even though it's plug has been pulled out.<BR><BR>Strange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night?<BR><BR>'A captivating mood piece, delicate and wistful' Evening Standard