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The Mark and the Void is a 2015 novel by Irish novelist Paul Murray, who also wrote Skippy Dies. The story follows Claude, a French investment banker at the Bank of Torabundo now living in Dublin. His life becomes a little livelier when he meets a writer named Paul, who has been following him in order to make him the subject of his next book. Soon, Claude finds out there's far more to Paul and his plan than it first appears, and their lives become ever more intertwined. Meanwhile, Claude's life becomes far more exciting. He falls in love with a waitress, experiences turmoil at work, and the European debt crisis looms more and more over Ireland.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Many of the characters work with Claude at the Bank of Torabundo (referred to as BOT throughout the book). They include Ish, Claude's idealistic, Oceania-loving Australian work friend, and Jurgen, a reggae-loving German banker. Paul introduces Claude to a host of new exciting people, including Ariadne, a Greek, philosophy-loving artist and waitress, Clizia, Paul's wife, a former stripper trafficked from Eastern Europe, and Igor, an incredibly creepy "poet" from Eastern Europe, as well as a host of pretentious writers.The book is a satire of the Euro crisis, Great Recession, and banking in general, with an empathetic look at serious characters in farcial situations. | |
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Anonymous Benefactor: A mysterious benefactor pays off all the rent The Ark owed, allowing them to stay open, and pays off Paul's mortgage. Of course, it's only mysterious in-universe; it's pretty evident that Claude is the one behind these gifts. | |
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And Call Him "George"!: Remington finds an ant on the ground, makes it his pet, and names him Roland. Predictably, Roland escapes or dies, and Remington is incredibly distraught. | |
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Author Avatar: Paul, a writer who shares a name and a seven-year gap between his first and second novels with the author. Eventually, Paul writes a book with the same plot as The Mark and the Void, and in a weird way almost everything he makes up near the beginning of the story ends up actually happening. Paul is definitely the self-deprecating variety, as he's a sleazy crook who's trying desperately to keep his life together. | |
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