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The Afterparty

Leo Benedictus

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English
Vintage
01 April 2012
This book is different. You've really never read a book like this before.

Literary agent Valerie Morrell receives an email from prospective author William Mendez, containing the first chapters of a promising new novel. Mendez's book tells the story of an April night, when a nervous, nerdy journalist takes his boss's invitation to an A-list party and meets a reclusive film star, his junkie supermodel wife and a wide-eyed pop singer.

Valerie is hooked by the scandalous tale of decadence, drugs and disasters, but as the book unfolds, chapter by chapter, email by email, building to a terrible climax, a parallel story emerges - of an author with an unusual, almost unreal, desire for anonymity. Who is William Mendez? And whose tale is he really telling...

WITH PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN MATERIAL FOR THE PAPERBACK

LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   282g
ISBN:   9780099552567
ISBN 10:   0099552566
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Leo Benedictus is an award-winning Guardian features writer. He was born in London in 1975, and studied English at Oxford University. In 1999, he was fired from his job in advertising. The Afterparty is his first novel.

Reviews for The Afterparty

The Afterparty is a blast: a pacy and amusing satire of celebrity shenanigans, wrapped in glittery postmodern sweetie-wrappers -- Sam Leith * Observer * A topsy-turvy tour de force -- Olivia Laing * New Statesman * Sardonic, sparkling, scathing * Independent on Sunday * Brilliant * Guardian * This is the well-written, intelligent satire on celebrity we've been waiting for -- Ben East * Metro *


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