Second Place - Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021
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| Verlag | Faber & Faber |
| Auflage | 2022 |
| Seiten | 224 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 1,3 cm |
| Gewicht | 192 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9780571366309 |
| Bestell-Nr | 57136630EA |
From the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships.
§Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021
'A classic, but with contemporary urgency thumping through it.'
Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond
A 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.
'The most singular book . . . A psychodrama that is both timeless and up-to-the minute . . . Truly one of a kind.' Justine Jordan, Guardian
'A novel of deep insight and scarring honesty.' Martin Chilton, Independent
'Re-sets the dial yet again.' Claire Harman, Evening Standard
'Extraordinary . . . fearless.' Alex Clark, The Spectator
'Glittering brilliance.' Jon Day, Financial Times
Rezension:
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. Patricia Lockwood
