Illustrated by Tom Gauld, acclaimed cartoonist and author of Goliath.A famously difficult puzzle novel from the Observer's legendary crossword composer.The prize of £1,000 for the first reader to solve the puzzle within a year of publication was awarded to the actor and comedy writer John Finnemore. Finnemore's win was covered by the Guardian, the Telegraph and the London Review of Books among others.The project was supported by Neil Gaiman and re-issued with help from the Laurence Sterne Trust. For fans of Alex Bellos, the Guardian's puzzles, the Today programme's Puzzle for Today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Unbound
ISBN-10
1800180799
ISBN-13
9781800180796
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11050381577
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cain's Jawbone
Author
Edward Powys Mathers
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Puzzles
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Games & Activities, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
4.3in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv1493
Reviews
"Originally published in a collection of word puzzles in 1930, this feels extremely ahead of its time in terms of experimental fiction. Part crossword puzzle, part murder mystery, this book puts you in the mindset of a detective that is just on the edge of solving the case." -- Peter Kulikowski, Changing Hands "If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it." -- Daily Telegraph "A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit." -- Literary Review