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SENSATIONAL WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020
'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good ... A classic.' Max Porter
'Haunting . . . reminded me a lot of Iain Banks.
It's incredible that it's a debut.' Douglas Stuart
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, 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.
ONE OF VOGUE'S TOP FIVE DEBUTS / ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S HIGHLIGHTS / ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S TOP TEN BEST NEW BOOKS IN TRANSLATION
Paperback
Publication: 24 Sept 2020, Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571349371
Extent: 288 pages
