Joseph O'Neill Books

The book explores the lives of marginalized individuals in Victorian society, including criminals, immigrants, and the homeless, who relied on lodging houses for shelter. It delves into the struggles and experiences of these underrepresented groups, highlighting their resilience and the societal challenges they faced. Through vivid portrayals, the narrative sheds light on the harsh realities of life on the fringes, offering a poignant look at the human condition during a transformative historical period.

‘A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted’ MARCUS DU SAUTOY 'Enthralling … not to be missed' GUARDIAN

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 The new novel from Joseph O'Neill, his first since NETHERLAND. "O'Neill, in this book, has come of age as a novelist ... a comic masterpiece ... as mordantly funny as the best of stand-up comedy ... Superb' John Banville, New York Review of Books

While searching for his missing father, Anthony Julian embarks on a terrifying journey into the Earth's interior. There he discovers a subterranean world, where descendants of the Roman Army suffer under a totalitarian regime in which individualism is completely obliterated by telepathic means. Refusing to join this rigidly controlled society, Anthony must fight to save his father and find a route to the surface -- or perish

In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, Hans--a banker originally from the Netherlands--finds himself marooned among the strange occupants of the Chelsea Hotel after his English wife and son return to London. Alone and untethered, feeling lost in the country he had come to regard as home, Hans stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country.--From publisher description.

Ein einsamer Hochzeitsgast unterhält sich mit einer Gans; zwei Dichter streiten, ob sie sich an einer gereimten "Gnade für Edward Snowden"-Petition beteiligen sollen; ein ängstlicher Ehemann überlässt es seiner Frau, einen Einbrecher zu stellen; ein anderer findet niemanden, der ihm ein Leumundszeugnis zur Miete einer Wohnung ausstellen will. Von bürgerlichen Gesichtshaarmoden bis zu elterlichem Schlafentzug - in diesen dezidiert zeitgemäßen Storys richtet Joseph O'Neill einen scharfen Blick auf unsere Lebensweise im frühen 21. Jahrhundert. Schwankende Stimmungslagen und Denkungsarten stellen die Trivialität, die unterdrückte Gewalt und die bisweilen überraschende Schönheit unseres Lebens zur Schau. Diese brillanten Storys sind voll jäher Volten und schneidendem Witz. Sie transportieren eine anhaltende Verblüffung darüber, dass es uns in der westlichen Welt noch immer so unverdientermaßen gut geht.