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<p>Once the gleaming "Paris of the East," Bucharest in 1989 is a world of corruption and paranoia, in thrall to the repressive regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. Old landmarks are falling to demolition crews, grocery shelves are empty, and informants are everywhere. Into this state of crisis, a young British man arrives to take a university post he never interviewed for. He is taken under the wing of Leo O’Heix, a colleague and master of the black market, and falls for the sleek Celia, daughter of a party apparatchik. Yet he soon learns that in this society, friendships are compromised, and loyalty is never absolute. And as the regime’s authority falters, he finds himself uncomfortably, then dangerously, close to the eye of the storm.</p> <p>By turns thrilling and satirical, studded with poetry and understated revelation, <i>The Last Hundred Days</i> captures the commonplace terror of Cold War Eastern Europe. Patrick McGuinness’s first novel is unforgettable.</p> <p><b>Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa First Novel Award</b> </p>

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Author

McGuinness, Patrick

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781608199129

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, History, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.72 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13