* WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020* *ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S BEST BOOKS OF 2020* *A NYT CRITICS‘ TOP BOOK OF 2020* ‚One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good … A classic.‘ Max Porter ‚Haunting . . . reminded me a lot of Iain Bank. It’s incredible that it’s a debut.‘ Douglas Stuart The sensational Dutch bestseller: ‚Exceptional‘ (Financial Times) ‚ Exhilarating‘ (Independent) ‚ Luminous‘ (Observer) ‚Beautifully wild‘ (Guardian) ‚An earthy and irreverent new voice, thrillingly uninhibited‘ (New York Times) 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, Marieke 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. ‚THE MOST TALKED ABOUT DEBUT NOVEL OF 2020 ALREADY‘ [Dazed & Confused] ONE OF VOGUE’S TOP FIVE DEBUTS OF 2020 ONE OF THE OBSERVER’S HIGHLIGHTS OF 2020 ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S TOP TEN BEST NEW BOOKS IN TRANSLATION
ISBN: 978-0-571-34937-1
