Improbable A Novel

Cover of Improbable A Novel by Adam Fawer
Author: Adam Fawer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Year: 2006
Language: en
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780060736781
Dimensions:
Height: 6.75 Inches
Length: 4.19 Inches
Weight: 0.5 Pounds
Width: 1.16 Inches
Dewey Decimal: 813.6, 813/.6
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Improbable A Novel by Adam Fawer is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on January 31, 2006. This 464-page novel explores themes of chance, fate, and the complexities of numbers through the life of David Caine, a compulsive gambler and mathematician who faces the challenges of his own mind and circumstances. After a critical miscalculation at an underground poker club, Caine’s life spirals into chaos, leading him to test an experimental drug that alters his perception of reality.

Readers will find a narrative that delves into Caine’s obsession with gambling and his extraordinary mathematical abilities, as well as the impact of his epileptic seizures. The story unfolds as he grapples with visions that blur the lines between past, present, and future, forcing him to confront powerful forces that threaten his existence. This novel presents a unique journey into the improbable, inviting readers to consider the boundaries of possibility and the nature of reality.


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From a brilliant new talent comes a riveting novel of chance, fate, and numbers, and one man’s strange journey past the boundaries of the possible.

David Caine inhabits a world of obsession, rich rewards, and rapid, destructive downfalls. A compulsive gambler and brilliant mathematician prone to crippling epileptic seizures, he possesses the uncanny ability to calculate odds of any hand in the blink of an eye. But one night at an underground poker club, Caine makes a costly mi scalculation, sending his life spinning out of control. Desperate, he agrees to test an experimental drug with unnerving side effects: inexplicable visions of the past, present, and future. Unsure whether he’s perceiving an alternate reality or suffering a psychotic breakdown, Caine embarks on a journey that stretches beyond the possible into the world of the improbable. Gradually, he discovers the extent of his astonishing new ability — but powerful, shadowy forces know Caine’s secret. Now Caine must fight for his survival — and his sanity . . .

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This page includes the available description and bibliographic details for “Improbable A Novel” by Adam Fawer. Synopsis preview: From a brilliant new talent comes a riveting novel of chance, fate, and numbers, and one man’s strange journey past the boundaries of the possible. David Caine inhabits a world of obsession, rich rewards, and rapid, dest…
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“Improbable A Novel” is credited to Adam Fawer.
When was “Improbable A Novel” published?
Publisher: Harper Collins. Year: 2006.
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ISBN-13: 9780060736781.
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Language: en. Pages: 464. Edition: Reprint.

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