Benjamin Malaussene is a scapegoat. He works for the complaints department of large Parisian department store. One day, when the first of a series of bombs explodes in the toy department, he decides to resist the call of duty and by doing so becomes the prime suspect.
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Benjamin Malaussene is a professional scapegoat. He works for a large Parisian department store, and every time an grate customer appears. Malaussene has to be there to take the blame. But one day, when the first or a series of bombs explodes in the toy department, he decides to resist the call of duty. Once again, Malaussene becomes the prime suspect. Meanwhile. and to his astonishment, the attacks only increase the desire of the shoppers to spend their hard-earned francs in the temple of consumerism.With Malaussene, his extended and exhaustive family, and the people of Paris's Belleville quarter. Daniel Pennac has created one of the most original and memorable collections of characters. They interact in a wild, provocative, thrilling story in which the Parisian everyday takes on a surreal edge, and begins to spiral out of control.
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition in English. Humorous French crime thriller of beset complaint-receiver Benjamin Malausséne, the Shop where he works in the Belleville district of Paris, bombs, and a conspiracy. First printing (first edition) in English, with full number string. Hardcover in jacket with minor creasing, else near fine, clean & unmarked. Size: Octavo. Nº de ref. del artículo: t0587
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Librería: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. First UK edition of French mystery novel. Only flaw to book is a tiny bump at top edge. Nº de ref. del artículo: 005412
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Librería: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; red, white, blue spine with red, black and blue text; scarce; first UK edition; first printing; dust jacket shows slight soiling; mild dings to edges; cloth has very light exterior wear; slightly cocked spine; text block exterior edges have light wear; interior clean; pp 215. 1338183. FP New Rockville Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1338183
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Librería: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good in Dustjacket. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. London. 1998. Harvill Press. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1860464424. Translated from the French by Ian Monk. 215 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Nelly Dimitranova. keywords: Europe France Literature Translated Mystery World Literature. DESCRIPTION - The second Benjamin Malaussne novel set in Paris's explosive Belleville quarter. His title is Quality Controller, but Benjamin's function at The Store is scapegoat for the impatience, sometimes the rage, of the customers. So sweet is his nature, so eloquent his contrition, that most of the indignant and mis-used victims withdraw their complaints. But there is also the little matter of the bombs that keep exploding very close to where Benjamin is standing. Suspicion falls on him, even as he and his voluptuous mistress have begun to unearth an even deeper mystery, a sinister and sordid conspiracy whose unravelling will expose yet one more seam in the dark heart behind the beguiling veneer of contemporary Paris. Daniel Pennac's novels of life in the Belleville Arab quarter, which began with The Fairy Gunmother, are as funny as Damon Runyon's stories, as thrilling as Raymond Chandler's novels, and as wild as the best of Carl Hiaasen. With The Scapegoat, Pennac has once again struck just the right balance. inventory #25671. Nº de ref. del artículo: z25671
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Librería: Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Nº de ref. del artículo: Scanned1860464424
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