BRAT

A Ghost Story

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<p><b>THE INSTANT CULT CLASSIC FROM THE WINNER OF THE O. HENRY PRIZE</b><br><br>'Full of dark, deadpan humour, <i>Brat</i> is a raucous story of the messy, messed-up business of living, dying and having a family.' <i><b>Financial Times</b></i><br><b>'</b>A moving coming-of-age family story' <i><b>Observer</b></i><br><i><b>'</b></i>Beautifully written, hilarious, and heartbreaking' <i><b>Daily Mail</b></i><br>'A raw, delicate tale about grief and growing up' <i><b>The New Yorker</b></i> <br>'Iconic',<b> Radio 1</b><br>'The novel crackles with gothic horror, deadpan humor, and a damning sense of alienation that you won't soon shake.' <i><b>Chicago Review of Books</b></i><br>'Instead of resolving his novel's many mysteries, Smith explores how this family navigates the disputed borders of its shared memories, pondering what it means to choose one story over another-as well as the consequences of refusing to choose, especially in the wake of grief.' <i><b>The New York Times</b></i><br><br> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Gabriel's skin is falling off.<br> <br>His dad is dead.<br> <br>He owes his editor a novel.<br> <br>His girlfriend won't answer his calls.<br> <br>Tasked by his horribly well-adjusted brother with clearing out the family home for sale, Gabriel's sanity quickly begins to unravel. His parents' old manuscripts appear to change each time he reads them. A bizarre home video hints at long-buried secrets. And there's a hideous man in the garden.<br><br>Disquieting and hilarious, taut yet lyrical, blisteringly-paced but formally inventive, <i>Brat </i>is a mediation on grief, art and love that will leave you altered, breathless and desperate for more. <br> <br>From a stunningly original new tal

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781398529953

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

233 x 152 x 23 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon + Schuster UK