
Specificaties
- Auteur:
- Uitgever:Faber & Faber
- ISBN:9780571349371
- Bindwijze:Paperback
- Afmetingen:12,9 x 19,8 x 1,9 cm
- Gewicht:237 gram
- Aantal Pagina's:288
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Rubriek:
- Taal:Engelstalig
- Publicatiedatum:sep 2020
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Literatuurprijzen:Winnaar ANV-Debutantenprijs - Prijs van de Vakjury 2019Winnaar International Booker Prize 2020
The Discomfort of Evening
Omschrijving
*WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020* 'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good ... A classic.' Max Porter The sensational Dutch bestseller: 'Exceptional' (Financial Times) 'Exhilarating' (Independent) 'Luminous' (Observer) 'Beautifully wild' (Guardian) 'An earthy and irreverent new voice, thrillingly uninhibited' (New York Times) I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' 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. A bestselling sensation in the Netherlands, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld's radical debut novel is studded with images of wild, violent beauty: a world of language unlike any other, exquisitely captured in Michele Hutchison's translation.