num_pages: 312
description: This startling, beautiful novel set in South America explores the mysterious concepts of love and home. 'If The City of your Final Destination were eligible for the Man Booker Prize I would be pressing for it to be on the shortlist.' Salley Vickers, The Times Omar has won an award to write the authorised biography of a celebrated yet obscure writer, Jules Gund. But first he must gain the approval of Gund's literary his widow, his mistress and his brother. Not allowing himself time for reflection, Omar acts against instinct and flies to the family's dilapidated mansion in Uruguay. If he cannot win their approval, he will lose his award, his job and, perhaps, his redoubtable girlfriend. Once there, he disturbs the uneasy intimacy of the world Gund has left behind and changes it for ever. 'A tender story -- told with huge doses of wit and humour -- about both destinations and destiny.' Lucia Graves, Daily Telegraph 'This is one to relish for its subtle dialogue, evocation of a languid, dreamy place and the sly, submerged comedy of random events.' Tamsin Dean, Sunday Telegraph 'A joy to read.' Ross Gilfillan, Daily Mail
language: English
title: City of Your Final Destination
titlecomplete: City of Your Final Destination
genres: American, LGBT, The United States Of America, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Americana
ratings_count: 2494
places: Uruguay, Kansas
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Harpercollins Pb