P. G. Wodehouse
The Man Upstairs
- Original publication
- 1914
- Bilingual edition
- June 12, 2026
- Pages
- 611
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆
- Translated from
- English
About this book
A reserved man sees his daily life disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious neighbor living upstairs. Strange events accumulate, sparking curiosity and suspicion. Between misunderstandings and unexpected situations, tension mixes with humor. This light story plays on contrasts between normality and absurdity. The author delivers a subtle comedy driven by offbeat situations and precise pacing.
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Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.
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