The Angel Maker
Stefan Brijs
(Author)
Hester Velmans
(Translator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
A literary page-turner about one man's macabre ambition to create life-and secure immortality The village of Wolfheim is a quiet little place until the geneticist Dr. Victor Hoppe returns after an absence of nearly twenty years. The doctor brings with him his infant children-three identical boys all sharing a disturbing disfigurement. He keeps them hidden away until Charlotte, the woman who is hired to care for them, begins to suspect that the triplets-and the good doctor- aren't quite what they seem. As the villagers become increasingly suspicious, the story of Dr. Hoppe's past begins to unfold, and the shocking secrets that he has been keeping are revealed. A chilling story that explores the ethical limits of science and religion, The Angel Maker is a haunting tale in the tradition of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. Brought to life by internationally bestselling author Stefan Brijs, this eerie tale promises to get under readers' skin.
Product Details
Price
$22.00
Publisher
Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Publish Date
January 01, 2009
Pages
352
Dimensions
5.0 X 7.76 X 0.61 inches | 0.51 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780143113096
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Stefan Brijs was born in Belgium in 1969. He is the author of four novels. The Angel Maker is his first book to be translated into English.
Reviews
"An exciting novel about the dangerous and tempting possibilities of creating life."
-de Volkskrant (Netherlands) "An intelligently composed page-turner."
-Stijl (Belgium)
-de Volkskrant (Netherlands) "An intelligently composed page-turner."
-Stijl (Belgium)