Responsibility

Responsibility
Nigel Cox
RRP:
NZ$ 29.95
Our Price:
NZ$ 25.46
Paperback
h212 x 142mm - 192pg
1 May 2005 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 5-15 days
9780864734969
Out Of Stock
Sorry supplier is out of stock - Use notify me for updates
From the acclaimed author of Tarzan Presley, a new novel about the things that really matter. Responsibility is a darkly comic thriller set in contemporary Berlin. Martin Rumsfield, an international museums expert from New Zealand, is feeling hemmed in by the pressures of work and the demands of family. When a shady character from his past turns up with a sure-fire plan to scam the'scammers, Martin is seduced by the glamour of a walk on the wild side. Then, in a shattering moment, he realises that he has put what he values most at deadly risk. Responsibility is written with delicious ironic awareness of the hardboiled detective fiction cliches which lie behind every twist and turn. But a darker undercurrent of moral consequence is never far from the'surface, and it is this that finally returns Martin from self-indulgent fantasy to a deep appreciation that in steady embrace of his responsibilities lies the promise of a richer, truer life.
"A sort of smartarse morality tale." --"New Zealand Herald"
Nigel Cox was born in 1951 in Pahiatua and grew up in Masterton and the Hutt Valley. His early working life reads like a novelist trying to find his way: advertising account executive, assembly line worker at Ford, deck hand, coalman, door-to-door turkey salesman, driver, bookseller and freelance writer. In 1995 he became Senior Writer for Te Papa Tongarewa. With Ken Gorbey he led the project team that created the Jewish Museum, Berlin. After the museum opened he was Head of Exhibitions and Education. Responsibility is Cox?s fifth novel, following Waiting For Einstein (1984), Dirty Work (1987), Skylark Lounge (2000) and Tarzan Presley (2004). In 1991 he was the Katherine Mansfield Fellow in Menton. He is married and has three children. Since 2000 he and his family have lived in Berlin but they return to New Zealand permanently in April.
Status: Temporarily Out of Stock - Available to backorder
ISBN-13: 9780864734969
Published: 1 May 2005
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Victoria University Press
Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 212mm
Width: 142mm
Pages: 192

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information

Details of the product above will be automatically included with your enquiry.