The Liar
10 hrs. 42 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Stephen Fry
Author
Stephen Fry
Narrator
Irina Yerisanova
Narrator
Irina Yerisanova
Description
If we go by the title of the novel, “The Liar” should be about a liar. But if we remember who wrote it, everything is not so straightforward. Stephen Fry, a talented actor and writer, as no one else knows how to mix truth with fiction, replacing one with the other.
Adrian Hely is an incorrigible liar and a consummate cynic. That’s one side. But on the other hand, he is an ingenious fabricator and a subtle observer. Adrian lied all the time. First in a private elite school, where he tormented overinflated teachers—to enliven the dull school existence. Then in Cambridge—so as to avoid exam routines and secure a place in the sun. Adrian lies so brilliantly that truly brilliant career prospects open up before him—only Adrian loves to invent more than to earn money. But life decides for him: thanks to his talent for lying, Adrian ends up at the center of a tangled story with bloody murders, espionage, and endless lies…
Stephen Fry’s debut novel “The Liar” would surely have received the hottest approval from Evelyn Waugh, Oscar Wilde, and Pelham G. Wodehouse—if they were alive. In fact, the famous actor and showman wrote with them as his benchmark. And the novel turned out perfectly English—with an ironic squint, a cascade of jokes, elegant puns, and an extremely capricious plot.
Adrian Hely is an incorrigible liar and a consummate cynic. That’s one side. But on the other hand, he is an ingenious fabricator and a subtle observer. Adrian lied all the time. First in a private elite school, where he tormented overinflated teachers—to enliven the dull school existence. Then in Cambridge—so as to avoid exam routines and secure a place in the sun. Adrian lies so brilliantly that truly brilliant career prospects open up before him—only Adrian loves to invent more than to earn money. But life decides for him: thanks to his talent for lying, Adrian ends up at the center of a tangled story with bloody murders, espionage, and endless lies…
Stephen Fry’s debut novel “The Liar” would surely have received the hottest approval from Evelyn Waugh, Oscar Wilde, and Pelham G. Wodehouse—if they were alive. In fact, the famous actor and showman wrote with them as his benchmark. And the novel turned out perfectly English—with an ironic squint, a cascade of jokes, elegant puns, and an extremely capricious plot.
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