Mistaken (novel)

Mistaken

First edition
Author Neil Jordan
Cover artist Jeanne Conte
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Publisher John Murray
Publication date
6 January 2011
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 320 pp
ISBN 1-84854-418-9

Mistaken is a novel by the Irish novelist and filmmaker Neil Jordan published in 2011[1] by John Murray in the UK and Soft Skull Press in the US.[2] It won both the Irish Book Award and Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award.[3]

Plot introduction

The novel is told from the viewpoint of Kevin Thunder who grows up in 1960s Dublin, next door to Bram Stoker's house. Kevin has an elusive double, Gerald for whom he is often mistaken. Gerald lives in the more refined Palmerston Park and attends Belvedere College. The narrative begins at Gerald's funeral where Kevin meets Gerald's daughter Emily. The remainder of the novel takes the form of an explanation written for Emily on how his life and that of her father intertwined over the years, including the explanation later in the book that they were twins separated shortly after birth...

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