The Facades

Set in the once-great Midwestern city of Trude—a treacherous maze of convoluted shopping malls, barricaded libraries, and elitist assisted-living homes—Lundgren’s novel follows a disconsolate legal clerk named Sven Norberg, who sets out to investigate his wife’s disappearance. Written with boundless intelligence and razor-sharp wit, The Facades is a comic and existential mystery that unfolds at the urgent pace of a thriller. The Facades has been met with rapturous reviews upon its publication, and will be read and discussed for many years to come.

About the Author :
Eric Lundgren grew up in Minneapolis. He studied at Lewis & Clark College and earned his MFA at Washington University, where he was awarded a third-year fellowship. The Facades is first novel. He works at a public library in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife, Eleanor, and their two cats. Eric Lundgren grew up in Minneapolis. He studied at Lewis & Clark College and earned his MFA at Washington University, where he was awarded a third-year fellowship.The Facades is first novel. He works at a public library in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife, Eleanor, and their two cats.

Review :
[A] fascinating, complex debut novel . . . Ratcheted onto the spine of an un-put-downable mystery and brimming with entertaining dialogue and unique, well-wrought characters, this is one of those rare books that corners every mood, every emotion, and throws them into the spotlight. Lundgren s debut is a fierce, funny examination of loss, set against one of the most creative worlds in recent memory, and it s not to be missed. "Publishers Weekly" Forget the diminutive label of debut; Lundgren writes like a veteran in his prime, and "The Facades" is simply one of the best novels I ve read in years, period. Teddy Wayne, author of "The Love Song of Jonny Valentine" Eric Lundgren was written exactly the king of book I hope to stumble upon, to be seized by, to be astonished by, to marvel at. Arthur Phillips, author of "The Tragedy of Arthur" and "Prague"" "[A] fascinating, complex debut novel . . . Ratcheted onto the spine of an un-put-downable mystery and brimming with entertaining dialogue and unique, well-wrought characters, this is one of those rare books that corners every mood, every emotion, and throws them into the spotlight. Lundgren's debut is a fierce, funny examination of loss, set against one of the most creative worlds in recent memory, and it's not to be missed." --"Publishers Weekly" "Forget the diminutive label of debut; Lundgren writes like a veteran in his prime, and "The Facades" is simply one of the best novels I've read in years, period." --Teddy Wayne, author of "The Love Song of Jonny Valentine" "Eric Lundgren was written exactly the king of book I hope to stumble upon, to be seized by, to be astonished by, to marvel at." --Arthur Phillips, author of "The Tragedy of Arthur" and "Prague"