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001    ocn1052784693 
003    OCoLC 
008    181002s2018    nyu           000 1 eng   
020    9781501197529|q(hardcover) 
020    1501197525 
020    9781501197536|q(softcover) 
020    1501197533 
020    |z9781501197543|q(ebook) 
020    1982107855 
020    9781982107857 
041 1  eng|hnor 
082 00 839.823/8|223 
092 0  Roman|bengelska 
100 1  Faldbakken, Matias,|d1973- 
240 10 Hills 
245 14 The waiter /|cMatias Faldbakken 
250    First Scout Press hardcover edition 
264  1 New York :|bGallery/Scout Press,|c2018 
300    247 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Originally published in Norway in 2017 by Oktober as The 
       Hills. Published by agreement with Salomonsson Agency. 
       Translated by Alice Menzies"--Title page verso 
520    "In the tradition of modern classics The Dinner and A 
       Gentleman in Moscow comes The Waiter, in which the finely 
       tuned balance of a grand European restaurant (that has 
       seen better days) is irrevocably upset by an unexpected 
       guest. In a centuries-old European restaurant called The 
       Hills, a middle-aged waiter takes pride in the 
       unchangeable aspects of his job: the well-worn uniform, 
       the ragged but solid tablecloths, and the regular diners. 
       Some are there daily, like Graham "Le Gris"--Also known as
       The Pig--and his dignified group of aesthetes; the 
       slightly more free-spirited drinking company around Tom 
       Sellers; and the closest one can get to personal friends 
       of the waiter, Edgar and his young daughter, Anna. In this
       universe unto itself, there is scarcely any contact 
       between the tables ... until a beautiful and well-groomed 
       young woman walks through the door and upsets the delicate
       balance of the restaurant and all it has come to 
       represent. Like living in a snow globe, The Waiter is a 
       captivating study in miniature. Everything is just so, and
       that's exactly how the waiter needs it to be. One can 
       understand why he becomes anxious when things begin to 
       change. In fact, given the circumstances, anxiety just 
       might be the most sensible response ... With the 
       sophistication of The Remains of the Day and the 
       eccentricity of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Waiter 
       marks the North American debut of an exciting new voice in
       literary fiction"--|cProvided by publisher 
546    Translated from Norwegian 
650  0 Waiters|vFiction 
650  0 Restaurants|vFiction 
650  0 Middle-aged men|vFiction 
650  7 Servitörer|2sao 
650  7 Restauranger|2sao 
650  7 Fiction|2fast 
650  7 Humorous fiction|2gsafd 
650  7 Psychological fiction|2lcgft 
650  7 Romaner|2saogf 
651  4 Oslo 
700 1  Menzies, Alice,|etranslator 
907 00 190109