About the book
A couple find themselves at a fading, grand European hotel full of eccentric and sometimes unsettling patrons in this \"faultlessly elegant and quietly menacing\" allegorical story that examines the significance of shifting desires and the uncertainty of reality (Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness).
An unnamed American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby. It’s a difficult journey that leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her illness will prevent the orphanage from releasing their child.
On arrival, the couple checks into the cavernous and eerily deserted Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel where the bar is always open and the lobby populated with an enigmatic cast of characters ranging from an ancient, flamboyant chanteuse to a debauched businessman to an enigmatic faith healer. Nothing is as it seems in this baffling, frozen world, and the more the couple struggles to claim their baby, the less they seem to know about their marriage, themselves, and life itself.
For readers of Ian McEwan, Elizabeth Strout, and Iris Murdoch, What Happens at Night is a \"masterpiece\" (Edmund White) poised on the cusp of reality, told by \"an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer\" (Richard Eder, The Boston Globe).
Editions of What Happens at Night
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781948226967
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781646220786
- EBook
- ISBN 9781948226974
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A couple find themselves at a fading, grand European hotel full of eccentric and sometimes unsettling patrons in this \"faultlessly elegant and quietly menacing\" allegorical story that examines the significance of shifting desires and the uncertainty of reality (Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness).
An unnamed American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby. It’s a difficult journey that leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her illness will prevent the orphanage from releasing their child.
On arrival, the couple checks into the cavernous and eerily deserted Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel where the bar is always open and the lobby populated with an enigmatic cast of characters ranging from an ancient, flamboyant chanteuse to a debauched businessman to an enigmatic faith healer. Nothing is as it seems in this baffling, frozen world, and the more the couple struggles to claim their baby, the less they seem to know about their marriage, themselves, and life itself.
For readers of Ian McEwan, Elizabeth Strout, and Iris Murdoch, What Happens at Night is a \"masterpiece\" (Edmund White) poised on the cusp of reality, told by \"an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer\" (Richard Eder, The Boston Globe).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is What Happens at Night about?
A couple find themselves at a fading, grand European hotel full of eccentric and sometimes unsettling patrons in this \"faultlessly elegant and quietly menacing\" allegorical story that examines the significance of shifting desires and the uncertainty of reality (Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness).
An unnamed American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby. It’s a difficult journey that leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her illness will prevent the orphanage from releasing their child.
On arrival, the couple checks into the cavernous and eerily deserted Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel where the bar is always open and the lobby populated with an enigmatic cast of characters ranging from an ancient, flamboyant chanteuse to a debauched businessman to an enigmatic faith healer. Nothing is as it seems in this baffling, frozen world, and the more the couple struggles to claim their baby, the less they seem to know about their marriage, themselves, and life itself.
For readers of Ian McEwan, Elizabeth Strout, and Iris Murdoch, What Happens at Night is a \"masterpiece\" (Edmund White) poised on the cusp of reality, told by \"an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer\" (Richard Eder, The Boston Globe).
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What Happens at Night?
Fiction > Family life fiction / Stories about family
Where can I read a sample of What Happens at Night?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book What Happens at Night?
Peter Cameron
Who is the Publisher of the book What Happens at Night?
Catapult
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
What Happens at Night is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781948226967) and paperback(ISBN 9781646220786) and ebook(ISBN 9781948226974)
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