Marieke Lucas Rijneveld The Discomfort Of Evening 2020 Faber 2020

Synopsis

<p><b>*SENSATIONAL</b> <b>WINNER OF</b> <b>THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020*</b><br> <br> <b>'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good ... A classic.'</b> Max Porter<br> <b>'Haunting . . . reminded me a lot of Iain Banks. It's incredible that it's a debut.'</b> Douglas Stuart<br> <br> <b>'Exceptional'</b> (<i>Financial Times</i>)<br> '<b>Exhilarating'</b> (<i>Independent</i>)<br> '<b>Luminous'</b> (<i>Observer</i>)<br> <b>'Beautifully wild'</b> (<i>Guardian</i>)<br> <b>'An earthy and irreverent new voice, thrillingly uninhibited'</b> (<i>New York Times</i>)<br> <br> <i><b>I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.'</b></i><br> <br> 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.<br> <br> A bestselling sensation in the Netherlands, <b>Lucas Rijneveld's</b> radical debut novel is studded with images of wild, violent beauty: a world of language unlike any other, exquisitely captured in <b>Michele Hutchison's</b> translation.<br> <br> <b>ONE OF VOGUE'S TOP FIVE DEBUTS</b><br> <b>ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S HIGHLIGHTS<br> ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S TOP TEN BEST NEW BOOKS IN TRANSLATION</b></p>