The Third Party: A surreal odyssey from Belfast to Hiroshima

by Glenn Patterson

Overview

Breakfast in a hotel, a stroll through town then it’s off to a meting with clients, followed by dinner and bed … what could be more routine in the life of a travelling businessman?

But this is Hiroshima, no ordinary city. And for this Belfast businessman, the past is not quite so innocent as the product that he is selling. When he meets Ike, a fellow traveller from Belfast who just happens to be in Japan for a conference on ‘writing and conflict’, the narrator gradually finds that the past and its legacies cannot be ignored, whether he's in Belfast or Hiroshima.

Bristling with taut psychological energy, The Third Party is a knowing and powerful exploration of the legacies of war by one of our best Irish writers. Glenn Patterson is also the author of Burning Your Own, Fat Lad and The International, all published by Blackstaff Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780856402180
Publisher:	Blackstaff Press, The
Publication date:	03/30/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	570 KB

About the Author

Glenn Patterson is the author of eight previous novels, including Burning Your Own, Fat Lad, The International – ‘the best novel about the Troubles ever written’ (Anne Enright) – and The Third Party. He is the co-writer of Good Vibrations (BBC Films/The Works), an award-winning movie based on the life of Belfast punk impresario Terri Hooley.