Shroud

John Banville

first published 2002 Alfred A. Knopf, 2003 257 pages

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When a young woman threatens to expose a damaging secret from his former life, Axel Vander, an elderly scholar and master liar, is forced to examine his past to uncover the truths that he has so carefully hidden.

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Editions we hold

Shroud edition · 2004 · Vintage · 272 pages · 9780375725302
Impostures edition · 2003 · R. Laffont · 339 pages
Shroud edition · 2003 · Thorndike Press · 448 pages
Shroud edition · 2003 · Alfred A. Knopf · 257 pages
Shroud hardcover · 2002 · Picador · 416 pages · 9780330483155
Shroud paperback · 2002 · Picador · 407 pages · 9780330412384

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