Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Max Porter, Max (Author) Porter

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYWINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEWINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARDWINNER OF THE EUROPESE LITERATUURPRIJS'Amazing and unforgettable.' THE TIMES'Dazzlingly good.' ROBERT MACFARLANE'Unlike anything I've read before.' GUARDIAN'Captivating, poetic, and surprising.' CILLIAN MURPHY In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him.In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him.As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal.Max Porter's extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - marked the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent. Ten years on, readers continue to discover and fall in love with Grief is the Thing With Feathers.SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2016-08-25
  • Mått129 x 198 x 7 mm
  • Vikt115 g
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor128
  • FörlagFaber & Faber
  • EAN9780571327232
  • UtmärkelserWinner of Dylan Thomas Prize 2016

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