The Birdcatcher : LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

Jones, Gayl

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDThe Birdcatcher is the new novel from a major voice in American literature, which explores artists in exile, dangerous relationships and the demands of creativity. ’A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers’ - Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage’I am living on the white-washed island of Ibiza with my friend Catherine Shuger, a sculptor who has been declared legally insane, and her husband, Ernest. Standing on the terrace, sheltered in the smell of oranges and eucalyptus, washed in sunlight, you’d swear this was a paradise.

But to tell the truth the place is full of dangers. You see, Catherine sometimes tries to kill her husband. It has been this way for years .

. .’’My name’s Amanda Wordlaw. Wonderful name for a writer, isn’t it? .

. . I guess I’m sort of a choice companion for the Shugers - professional watcher and listener that I am.

It’s like they need someone else to witness the shit, the spectacle they make of themselves.’’A fascinating meditation on Black female creativity from the author of Corregidora and Palmares . . .

Vivid characters shimmer through the pages’ Suzi Feay, GUARDIAN

Kustantaja: UKBooks
Sidosasu: Kovakantinen
ean: 9780349016856
Ilmestymisvuosi: 2022
Kirjastoluokka: 84.5 Kaunokirjallisuus
Hyllypaikka (Sivullinen kirjakauppa): English fiction new 221217b