Synopsis
Slaka! Land of lake and forest, of beetroot and tractor. Slaka! Land whose borders are sometimes here, often further north, and sometimes not at all!
Dr Petworth is on a cultural exchange to the small (and fictional) Eastern European country of Slaka. Pallid and middle-aged, Dr Petworth might appear stuffy, but during his short stay he manages to embroil himself in...
Details
02 October 2025352 pages
9781035086481Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Rates of Exchange is a novel by a supremely confident writer . . . one of the most exciting, original and worthwhile novels to appear in Britain recentlyNew York Times
The work of a master not only of language and comedy but of feeling tooThe Sunday Times
