The Mcguffin
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A droll and suspenseful work of modern British fiction, The McGuffin by John Bowen takes its name from the Hitchcockian device — a plot object whose true importance lies not in itself, but in what it sets in motion. The novel chronicles the misadventures of Berko, a middle-aged screenwriter whose mundane life is upended when he becomes fixated on a briefcase carried by a stranger, convincing himself it contains something of sinister significance. Bowen masterfully blends dark comedy with psychological tension, presenting a sharp satire on paranoia, obsession, and the storytelling mind that cannot stop inventing narratives. The result is a wickedly intelligent page-turner that illustrates how the line between imagination and reality can dissolve under the weight of an idle fixation.
Author: John Bowen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Atlantic Monthly Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A droll and suspenseful work of modern British fiction, The McGuffin by John Bowen takes its name from the Hitchcockian device — a plot object whose true importance lies not in itself, but in what it sets in motion. The novel chronicles the misadventures of Berko, a middle-aged screenwriter whose mundane life is upended when he becomes fixated on a briefcase carried by a stranger, convincing himself it contains something of sinister significance. Bowen masterfully blends dark comedy with psychological tension, presenting a sharp satire on paranoia, obsession, and the storytelling mind that cannot stop inventing narratives. The result is a wickedly intelligent page-turner that illustrates how the line between imagination and reality can dissolve under the weight of an idle fixation.