Mostly Dead Things
Autor Kristen Arnetten Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 ian 2021
What does it take to come back to life?
In the wake of her father's suicide, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals; and while her brother Milo withdraws, his wife, Brynn - the only person Jessa's ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance for the Mortons to mend: can they piece themselves together again?
Kristen Arnett's breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.
'This book is my song of the summer' Parul Seghal, New York Times
'Wonderful' Esmé Weijun Wang, Guardian
'Explores love, loss and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout' Mirror
'The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur' New Yorker
| Toate formatele și edițiile | Preț | Express |
|---|---|---|
| Paperback (2) | 51.06 lei 3-5 săpt. | +31.11 lei 7-13 zile |
| Little Brown – 14 ian 2021 | 51.06 lei 3-5 săpt. | +31.11 lei 7-13 zile |
| Tin House Books – 21 apr 2020 | 91.52 lei 3-5 săpt. |
Preț: 51.06 lei
Preț vechi: 69.47 lei
-27%
Puncte Express: 77
Preț estimativ în valută:
9.04€ • 10.52$ • 7.84£
9.04€ • 10.52$ • 7.84£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 07-21 februarie
Livrare express 24-30 ianuarie pentru 41.10 lei
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472155450
ISBN-10: 1472155459
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 124 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Corsair
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472155459
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 124 x 196 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Corsair
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is wickedly talented and a wholly original voice
Arnett possesses all the bravery her characters dream of. There's none of the shyness and self-consciousness of so much American fiction that masks itself as austerity. She writes comic set pieces to make you laugh, sex scenes to turn you on. The action flips from the past to the present, swimming through first love and first grief on a slick of red Kool-Aid and vodka, suntan oil and fruity lip gloss, easy and unforced. This book is my song of the summer.
Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart
The novel explores love, life and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout
Its humor is as dark and glinting as the black plastic eye of a taxidermy ferret
The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur . . . She takes taxidermy seriously as a craft, not just as a device; she makes it real and intimate . . . it gives readers a fresh way to think about fiction itself, which lives, or half lives, on the rippling cusp of the real
A dark and oftentimes comedic tale of love and loss
I don't think I've ever read a novel like it . . . Kristen Arnett is the queen of the Florida no one has ever told you about
A gorgeously twisted story
Wonderful
Florida's literary renaissance charges onward with this heartfelt, one-of-a-kind novel
'Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice' Jami Attenberg
What does it take to come back to life?
In the wake of her father's death, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business. Meanwhile the rest of the Morton family messily falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals, while her brother, Milo, withdraws. Meanwhile his wife Brynn - the only person Jessa has ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance to mend: but can the Mortons piece themselves together again?
Kristen Arnett's breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.
'Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart' BuzzFeed
'Its humor is as dark and glinting as the black plastic eye of a taxidermy ferret' Nylon
'Gorgeously twisted' Vanity Fair
'The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur' The New Yorker
Arnett possesses all the bravery her characters dream of. There's none of the shyness and self-consciousness of so much American fiction that masks itself as austerity. She writes comic set pieces to make you laugh, sex scenes to turn you on. The action flips from the past to the present, swimming through first love and first grief on a slick of red Kool-Aid and vodka, suntan oil and fruity lip gloss, easy and unforced. This book is my song of the summer.
Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart
The novel explores love, life and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout
Its humor is as dark and glinting as the black plastic eye of a taxidermy ferret
The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur . . . She takes taxidermy seriously as a craft, not just as a device; she makes it real and intimate . . . it gives readers a fresh way to think about fiction itself, which lives, or half lives, on the rippling cusp of the real
A dark and oftentimes comedic tale of love and loss
I don't think I've ever read a novel like it . . . Kristen Arnett is the queen of the Florida no one has ever told you about
A gorgeously twisted story
Wonderful
Florida's literary renaissance charges onward with this heartfelt, one-of-a-kind novel
'Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice' Jami Attenberg
What does it take to come back to life?
In the wake of her father's death, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business. Meanwhile the rest of the Morton family messily falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals, while her brother, Milo, withdraws. Meanwhile his wife Brynn - the only person Jessa has ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance to mend: but can the Mortons piece themselves together again?
Kristen Arnett's breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.
'Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart' BuzzFeed
'Its humor is as dark and glinting as the black plastic eye of a taxidermy ferret' Nylon
'Gorgeously twisted' Vanity Fair
'The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur' The New Yorker
Notă biografică
Kristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter's 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She lives in Florida. Follow her on Twitter @Kristen_Arnett.