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Skios by Michael Frayn (Paperback, 2013)
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On the sunlit Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation's annual lecture is to be given by Dr Norman Wilfred, the world-famous authority on the scientific organisation of science. The Foundation's guests are soon eating out of his hand.
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On the sunlit Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation's annual lecture is to be given by Dr Norman Wilfred, the world-famous authority on the scientific organisation of science. He turns out to be surprisingly young and charming --not at all the intimidating figure they had been expecting. The Foundation's guests are soon eating out of his hand. So, even sooner, is Nikki, the attractive and efficient organiser. Meanwhile, in a remote villa at the other end of the island, Nikki's old school-friend Georgie waits for the notorious chancer she has rashly agreed to go on holiday with, and who has only too characteristically failed to turn up. Trapped in the villa with her, by an unfortunate chain of misadventure, is a balding old gent called Dr Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, his luggage, his temper and increasingly all normal sense of reality --everything he possesses apart from the flyblown text of a well-travelled lecture on the scientific organisation of science.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571281459
eBay Product ID (ePID)141424102
Product Key Features
Book TitleSkios
AuthorMichael Frayn
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral Politics, Books
Publication Year2013
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Item Weight218g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMichael Frayn
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 31 Oct, 2018
Great Author
ThanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Nov, 2021
Nit impressed
Not one of his better books....Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 May, 2020
Skios -Ok if you enjoy farce
Light hearted farce, only reading as book club choice. Reasonable distraction in current times.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jul, 2023
Gives Nothing Away
Very amusing plot. Would make a good stage playVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 Nov, 2023
Vintage Frayn
My husband hadn’t been able to put it down!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
