The Anomaly

PRE-ORDER THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NOWWINNER OF THE2020 PRIX GONCOURT. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD. AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON.''Buckle your seatbelts, as Herve le Tellier takes you on an extraordinary ride. You won''t want to put this book down until the very last page!'' Leila Slimani, bestselling author of LullabyWhat do you do if your life is no longer your own?When flight Air France 006 enters a terrifying storm, the plane - inexplicably - duplicates. For every passenger on board that day, there are now two - a double with the same mind, body and memories.Just one thing sets them apart. One plane leaves the storm in March. The other doesn''t land until June. For world leaders, the emergence of the June flight raises serious alarms. No science, faith, or protocol can explain this unprecedented event.But for the passengers, a bigger question is at stake. What happens to them, now that their life is shared? What happens to those who land in June, when their March doubles make decisions that will change their lives forever?And as the doubles prepare to meet, they have an extraordinary decision to make.If there are two of them, and just one life - who gets to live it?A runaway bestseller and winner of the 2020 Prix Goncourt, The Anomaly is a genre-defying, whip-smart novel that explores the very essence of who we are.PRAISE FOR THE ANOMALY''The Anomaly is one and ten novels at once, brilliantly connecting every mystery of intimacy with the great mystery of humanity'' Michel Bussi''An extraodinary mix of existential thriller and speculative fiction...a thought-provoking, literary work'' Publishers Weekly''A witty, erudite novel...a treat throughout, with - at its centre - that head-spinning conceit that will leave you deep in thought for a long time after reading the final page. It is rare to have so much fun with something so intelligent'' Nicolas Mathieu, author of And Their Children After Them, winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt''An adventure, a page turner, a bestseller, but also an experimental, highly literary work'' Le Figaro Magazine''It''s dizzying, exhilarating, brilliant!'' Nicholas Carreau, Europe 1''The novel is a tour de force'' Toute La Culture>...

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Hervé Le Tellier is a writer, journalist, mathematician, food critic, and teacher. Since 1992, he has been a member of the prestigious and experimental Oulipo group of writers and mathematicians, who work to push against the boundaries of form and structure.

At the age of 64, with a decades-long career and several novels, essay and short story collections to his name, The Anomaly is his breakout hit. In 2020, it was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt, and has sold over a million copies.

Adriana Hunter has translated more than one hundred books, and has won or been shortlisted for numerous translation prizes, most recently as the runner-up for the 2024 Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of Hervé Le Tellier's The Anomaly. She lives in Kent, England.

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THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2020 PRIX GONCOURT. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA CRIME THRILLER IN TRANSLATION AWARD

'Just when you think you've worked it out . . . well, you probably haven't' DAILY MAIL
'Mind-bending. Written with page-turning conviction' THE TIMES
'A mind-bending, prize-winning speculative thriller' GUARDIAN
'An intoxicating mix of the magical and life's big questions' FINANCIAL TIMES
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No one knows how it happened. But it'll change their lives forever . . .

During a terrifying storm, Air France flight 006 - inexplicably - duplicates.

For every passenger, there are now two: a double with the same mind, body and memories.

Only one thing sets them apart - while one plane lands in March, the other doesn't arrive until June.

Nothing can explain this unprecedented event. But for each duplicated passenger, an impossible moment of reckoning awaits.

If there are two of you, and just one life . . . who gets to live it?
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New York Times**: Best Thriller of the Year
*Publishers Weekly*: Best Thriller of the Year
*Lit Hub*: Favourite Book of the Year
*CrimeReads*: Best International Crime Novel of the Year
*PopSugar*: Best Mystery/Thriller of the Month**

LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

Readers LOVE The Anomaly:

'I absolutely loved this thrilling, addictive book' 5* Reader Review

'This book spun my head. Fascinating, fantastic and thought provoking' 5* Reader Review

'I absolutely love this book. It's a one-of-a-kind story, with perfect pacing. I would highly recommend' 5* Reader Review

'An incredible read - intriguing and original. Keeps you fascinated until the very last page' 5* Reader Review

'A brilliant read . . . So cleverly written' 5* Reader Review

The Anomaly has sold over one million copies globally, Washington Post, 2021