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The final solution a story of detection

In retirement in the English countryside, an 89-year-old man, once a famous detective meets a young boy, an escapee from Nazi Germany who is mute.

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  • "In this nineteenth century detective story which takes place in England, an eighty-nine-year-old man, vaguely recollected by locals as a once-famous detective, is more concerned with beekeeping than with his fellow man. A mute nine-year-old, Linus Steinman, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion : an African gray parrot, comes into the detective's life. What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers the bird spews out-a top-secret SS code? The keys to a series of Swiss bank accounts, perhaps? Or something more senister? Is the solution to this last case the real explanation of the mysterious boy and his parrot - beyond even the reach of the once-famed sleuth?"
  • "In retirement in the English countryside, an 89-year-old man, once a famous detective meets a young boy, an escapee from Nazi Germany who is mute."
  • "In retirement in the English countryside, an 89-year-old man, once a famous detective meets a young boy, an escapee from Nazi Germany who is mute."@en
  • "En 1944, en Angleterre, Linius, un garçon de 9 ans, juif, ayant fui l'Allemagne nazie, a été confié à une famille anglaise. Son seul compagnon, un perroquet, est enlevé car il énumère des chiffres en allemand, que l'armée anglaise soupçonne être un code. L'enquête pour retrouver l'animal révélera progressivement l'histoire du garçon et de son perroquet."
  • "In the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, prose magician Michael Chabon conjured up the golden age of comic books -- intertwining history, legend, and storytelling verve. In The Final Solution, he has condensed his boundless vision to craft a short, suspenseful tale of compassion and wit that reimagines the classic nineteenth-century detective story. In deep retirement in the English country-side, an eighty-nine-year-old man, vaguely recollected by locals as a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion: an African gray parrot. What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers the bird spews out -- a top-secret SS code' The keys to a series of Swiss bank accounts perhaps' Or something more sinister' Is the solution to this last case -- the real explanation of the mysterious boy and his parrot -- beyond even the reach of the once-famed sleuth' Subtle revelations lead the reader to a wrenching resolution. This brilliant homage, which won the 2004 Aga Khan Prize for fiction, is the work of a master storyteller at the height of his powers."@en
  • "An eighty-nine-year-old once-famous detective comes out of retirement when a nine year old mute boy wanders into his life. The boy has escaped Nazi Germany with his sole companion, an African gray parrot, who spews out mysterious strings of German numbers."@en
  • "Retired to the English countryside, an eighty-nine-year-old man, rumored to be a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion : an African gray parrot. What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers the bird spews out-a top secret SS code? The keys to a series of Swiss bank accounts? Or do they hold a significance both more prosaic and far more sinister?"
  • "Retired to the English countryside, an eighty-nine-year-old man, rumored to be a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion : an African gray parrot. What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers the bird spews out-a top secret SS code? The keys to a series of Swiss bank accounts? Or do they hold a significance both more prosaic and far more sinister?"@en
  • "An eighty-nine-year-old former detective in rural England becomes involved with a young refugee from Nazi Germany whose sole companion, an African grey parrot, spews out a series of numbers that could hold the key to a dangerous secret."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "American novellas"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Detective novellas"
  • "Text"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Roman américain"
  • "Roman historique"
  • "Roman policier"
  • "Detektivní novely"
  • "Code and cipher stories"@en
  • "Bestseller 2005 (Englisch)"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Americké novely"
  • "Fiction"

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  • "The final solution a story of detection"
  • "The final solution a story of detection"@en
  • "The final solution : a story of detection"
  • "The final solution : a story of detection"@en
  • "La solution finale roman d'énigme"
  • "The final solution : [a story of detection]"
  • "De laatste oplossing"
  • "La solution finale"
  • "La Solución final"
  • "La solution finale : roman d'énigme"
  • "The final solution"@en
  • "The final solution"
  • "Soluzione finale"
  • "Soluzione finale"@it
  • "Konečné řešení : detektivní příběh"
  • "La solución final"@es
  • "La solución final"
  • "Das letzte Rätsel : ein Kriminalroman"

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