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The Double : A Novel - David Perlstein

The Double

A Novel

By: David Perlstein

Paperback | 5 October 2026

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In this Kafkaesque fable satirizing autocracy, Viktor X., a low-level government data analyst, is kidnapped by Gray Men in broad daylight. He is to be metamorphosed into a doppelg¤nger for a brutal dictator to protect against assassination. Viktor must accurately impersonate "the Exalted Father," who boasts a manufactured image of power and manhood, dictates stern religious beliefs, flaunts vast wealth and represses all dissent while pursuing an unpopular war.

Viktor's two mysterious handlers direct him towards becoming a polished actor. His lead captor wears an animated Guy Fawkes mask. "Guy's" beautiful partner reveals the skills of a warrior, pharmacist and magician. Heart-stopping terror and unanticipated debauchery blur Viktor's sense of reality. Viktor knows, however, that the possibility of an untimely death is no fantasy-before and after he receives a shocking revelation.

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