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The Double
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781663283139
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: Oct 5 2026
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In this Kafkaesque fable satirizing autocracy, Viktor X., a low-level government data analyst, is kidnapped by Gray Men in broad daylight. He is to be metamorphosed into a doppelgänger for a brutal dictator to protect against assassination. Viktor must accurately impersonate the Exalted Father, who boasts a manufactured image of power and manhood, dictates stern religious beliefs, flaunts vast wealth and represses all dissent while pursuing an unpopular war.
Viktor's two mysterious handlers direct him towards becoming a polished actor. His lead captor wears an animated Guy Fawkes mask. Guy's beautiful partner reveals the skills of a warrior, pharmacist and magician. Heart-stopping terror and unanticipated debauchery blur Viktor's sense of reality. Viktor knows, however, that the possibility of an untimely death is no fantasy-before and after he receives a shocking revelation.
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