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Creepy novels set in Vienna

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Apocalypto · 15/07/2011 17:47

Does anyone know of any?

There's some sort of trilogy of these but I'm buggered if I can remember the name or the writer.

Are there any others?

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flybynight · 15/07/2011 17:52

I know that 7 out of 12 John Irving novels feature Vienna. But I suspect that doesn't really answer your question.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/07/2011 14:09

The Frank Tallis Max Liberman ones are set in Vienna. They involve lots of cake and repressed sexual tension :) and the first few are pretty good but then they do get v samey.

Apocalypto · 25/07/2011 17:54

I'd kind of like to stumble across someone who does for Vienna what Peter Ackroyd does with London. Flashbacks, mystery, murder, a bit spooky, a bit of bonking.

Doesn't seem to exist though...

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limitlessclutter · 27/07/2011 18:34

There is a very weird book about one of Freud's cases, title is something about a fig tree? I think it was so unsettling that I gave it away, hence can't check the title, so it might fit the bill :)

Apocalypto · 27/07/2011 20:46

Sounds spot on limitless, pse try to remember title!

The White Hotel sort of does it, but it's not Vienna-centric enough for my tastes.

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limitlessclutter · 28/07/2011 13:32

Here it is!

Really had to dredge around in the old brain to even google the right stuff. Hope you enjoy it!

Apocalypto · 28/07/2011 13:55

Thanks, have ordered it for the princely sum of £2.81. The reviews are a bit patchy but that isn't necessarily bad IME. I tend to like a lot of stuff others hate and vice versa. I even liked American Psycho...

If that weirded you out a bit much you might like to give The White Hotel a try. Psychoanalysis, second sight, sex, classical music, poetry and Nazis. It's all there.

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Dogsby · 28/07/2011 13:55

get the english german girl - not in vienna but scary and sad

pointydog · 28/07/2011 14:12

The tHird Man

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