Please Do Not Disturb

Robert Glancy

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Bloomsbury Publishing
22 June 2016

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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, 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, 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 are gathering as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo – to the Mirage Hotel – that will change the lives of all of them for ever…

By: Robert Glancy
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Export/Airside
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781408866306
ISBN 10: 1408866307
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 22 June 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Glancy was born in Zambia and raised in Malawi. At fourteen he moved from Africa to Edinburgh then went on to study history at Cambridge. His first novel, Terms & Conditions, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014 to critical acclaim. He has recently been awarded the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship in New Zealand, where he currently lives with his wife and children.

Reviews for Please Do Not Disturb

Richly layered, mordantly funny, and graced by compassion, Glancy's determinedly small-scale take on revolution and the death of dreams consistently seduces and delights Kirkus This tale of a lawyer losing his grip on reality is original, very funny and very poignant. Read it! Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen on Terms & Conditions It's wonderful. Funny, poignant, simple and profound - it's the kind of book I absolutely love. And it has the best ending I've read in a very long time Gavin Extence, author of The Universe Versus Alex Woods on Terms & Conditions This great debut feels fresh and playful, and exceptionally readable (footnotes have never been so addictive). It also has stuff to say about life, too, and the importance of seeing the big picture - and the small print. Every book seems to have funny and life-affirming written on it but this one actually is Matt Haig, author of The Humans A deliciously cynical story Independent on Sunday on Terms & Conditions Hilarious Sun on Terms & Conditions