Flaubert's Parrot mysteries & thrillers and of a half century

and of a half century of American life during the Cold War and beyond

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Her to scout for information by breaking into people’s minds

where James Hill

coined in South Korea as a combination of hon (alone) and jok (tribe)

Flaubert's Parrot mysteries & thrillers and of a half centuryA classic work by a great British author, published for the first time by Vintage. Geoffrey Braithwaite is a retired doctor haunted by an obsession with the great French literary genius, Gustave Flaubert. As Geoffrey investigates the mystery of the stuffed parrot Flaubert borrowed from the Museum of Rouen to help research one of his novels, we learn an enormous amount about the writer's work, family, lovers, thought processes, health and obsessions.