The Discomfort of Evening

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<b>*SENSATIONAL </b><b>WINNER OF</b><b> THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020* </b><br><br><b>'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good ... A classic.' </b>Max Porter<br><b>'Haunting . . . reminded me a lot of Iain Banks. It's incredible that it's a debut.' </b>Douglas Stuart<br><br><b>'Exceptional'</b> (<i>Financial Times</i>)<br>'<b>Exhilarating' </b>(<i>Independent</i>)<br>'<b>Luminous'</b> (<i>Observer</i>)<br><b>'Beautifully wild'</b> (<i>Guardian</i>)<br><b>'An earthy and irreverent new voice, thrillingly uninhibited' </b>(<i>New York Times</i>)<br><br><i><b>I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' </b></i><br><br>Ten-year-old Jas has a unique way of experiencing her universe: the feeling of udder ointment on her skin as protection against harsh winters; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads; the sound of 'blush words' that aren't in the Bible. But when a tragic accident ruptures the family, her curiosity warps into a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies - unlocking a darkness that threatens to derail them all.<br><br>A bestselling sensation in the Netherlands, <b>Lucas Rijneveld's</b> radical debut novel is studded with images of wild, violent beauty: a world of language unlike any other, exquisitely captured in <b>Michele Hutchison's</b> translation.<br><br><b>ONE OF VOGUE'S TOP FIVE DEBUTS </b><br><b>ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S HIGHLIGHTS <br>ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S TOP TEN BEST NEW BOOKS IN TRANSLATION</b>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780571349371

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 132 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Faber And Faber Ltd.