From the internationally bestselling author of Sophie's World, a novel about loneliness, language, lies and the power of storytelling.

Jakop is a lonely man.


Divorced and alone, he spends his life attending strangers' funerals, obscuring his identity in a web of improbable lies.

As his addiction spirals out of control, he is forced to reconcile his love of language and stories with the ever more urgent need for human connection.

An Unreliable Man is a moving and thought-provoking novel about loneliness and truth, and about seeking comfort in the centuries-old art of storytelling.

Decades after his global bestseller Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder has written a poignant and funny book for our times - full of life and hope.