The Discomfort of Evening

✍ Scribed by Hutchison, Michele;Rijneveld, Marieke Lucas

• Book ID: 100605493
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 139 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Netherlands,Netherlands.
• ISBN: 0571349366

✦ Synopsis

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

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'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good. Utterly unforgettable ... A classic.'
- Max Porter

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The sensational****Dutch bestseller

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...

✦ Subjects

Netherlands