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The Exception

The Exception

by Christian Jungersen (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

Four women work at the Danish Centre for Genocide Studies. When two of them start receiving death threats, they suspect they are being stalked by Mirko Zigic, a Bosnian torturer and war criminal. But perhaps he is not the person behind the threats - it could be someone in their very midst. Much of the drama created revolves not only around the scary sense of a killer prowling in the shadows but also around the manipulative games being played between the women in the office as they come under pressure and turn on each other. The irony is that these betrayals and persecutions are taking place amongst professionals who daily analyse cases of appalling cruelty. Now and again, the narrative is broken with extracts from 'articles' dealing with crimes against humanity and the psychology of evil. Whilst the women apply this to their work with genocide (and the killer), there are parallels to their own behaviour.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 576
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 21 Jun 2007
ISBN 10: 0753821664
ISBN 13: 9780753821664
Book Overview: Rights sold in 14 countries. In top ten for over a year in Denmark and has sold over 120,000 copies (population only 5 million) Shortlisted for the CWA Duncan Lawrie Intenational Dagger Winner of the Danish Booker Prize - the 'Golden Laurels' 'Wise and disturbing, Jungersen's grippingly intimate dissection of betrayal, paranoia and human atrocity heralds him as a brave and gifted observer of the psyche - and a masterful storyteller' Liz Jensen Massive film interest including Fox, Warner Bros, Working Title etc Perfect blend of a literary novel and a page-turning thriller 'It's a taut book with a powerful hook...Terrific stuff' Observer 'It's a wincingly nasty, brilliant piece of work' Literary Review The Exception is excellent on so many things: the texture of office life, the appalling inconsistencies and lacunas in our perceptions of our own characters..but most of all, one comes away feeling there is a hugely empathetic imagination behind this novel, one that resists allowing us to fall into the simplifying judgmentsits characters are deeply true to life New York Times Book Review

Media Reviews
its examination of jealousy and insecurity is admirably cynical and sharp -- Robert Colville Telegraph
Author Bio
Christian Jungersen's first novel, Krat, won the Danish Best First Novel of the Year Award. The Exception is his second novel and has been a huge bestseller in Denmark with rights now across Europe. He lives in Dublin.