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Ackroyd

ISBN-13: 9781560978299

Contributor(s): Jules Feiffer

Subjects: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post 1945)

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Publisher Imprint: Fantagraphics

Publication Date: 03-12-2009

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£8.99

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About the book

Begins as a parody of the Raymond Chandler school of detective fiction, but ultimately transforms the question of identity into a metaphysical one. A Shamus who may not be a sham, Roger Ackroyd is hired to investigate a case of writer's block by sports writer Oscar Plante. Over the course of five years, Ackroyd's personality begins to merge with his clients' as he acquires his ex-wife, his mistress and, eventually, his craft. Here, Feiffer uses the detective genre to further his investigations into human neuroses.