A Closed Book
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closed book, a
A secret, mystery, or puzzle, as in I can't figure her out; she's a closed book to me. This term alludes to information one can't obtain or comprehend (because the book is closed). [Early 1900s]
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A Closed Book
This article is about the novel. For the film, see A Closed Book (film).
| A Closed Book | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Gilbert Adair |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel, Novella |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Publication date | January 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 258 pp |
| ISBN | 0-571-20081-8 |
| OCLC Number | 41661966 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.914 21 |
| LC Classification | PR6051.D287 C57 1999 |
A Closed Book is a short novel by Gilbert Adair, published in 2000.
The book starts with a slightly awkward meeting between a crotchety blind author and a sighted interviewee he seeks to employ as his assistant.
The narrative is presented almost entirely through dialogue between the two men, puctuated by fragments of the writer's diary. As the two men's relationship develops it becomes clear that both have something to hide.
A film based on the novel was released in 2010.[1]
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