LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZERECIPIENT OF THE PRIX FEMINA ÉTRANGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S AWARD'The most singular book ... a psychodrama that is both timeless and up-to-the-minute.' Guardian'A classic, but with contemporary urgency thumping through it.' Claire-Louise Bennett'A novel of deep insight and scarring honesty.' IndependentA woman invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives. Drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision may penetrate the mystery at the centre of her life. But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence soon twists the patterns of her secluded household.
Les mer
a psychodrama that is both timeless and up-to-the-minute.' Guardian'A classic, but with contemporary urgency thumping through it.' Claire-Louise Bennett'A novel of deep insight and scarring honesty.' IndependentA woman invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives.
Les mer
Cusk has glimpsed the central truth of modern life . . . She moves through it as a blasted centre full only of instinct and superhuman hearing and hackles.
From the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780571366309
Publisert
2022-07-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Vekt
192 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Rachel Cusk is the author of Second Place (Prix Femina étranger), the Outline trilogy, the memoirs A Life's Work and Aftermath, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction, including her most recent novel Parade (Goldsmiths Prize, 2024). She is a Guggenheim Fellow, the recipient of the 2024 Malaparte Prize, and has been awarded the title of Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres. She lives in Paris.