LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024 GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption. In Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer at the top of her game.
| ISBN: | 9781838956356 |
| Publication date: | 2nd November 2023 |
| Author: | Camilla Grudova |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Film: styles and genres Horror and Supernatural Fiction Psychology: sexual behaviour Film, TV and Radio industries |