In Our Mad and Furious City
Winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize
$37.77
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
12 February 2019
Summary
WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE, THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE AND THE AUTHORS’ CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE AND THE GORDON BURN
‘I was gripped… remarkable’ Robert Macfarlane, Guardian Books of the Year
‘A novel that doesn’t flinch, and demands change right now’ Ali Smith
‘A novel so of this moment that you don’t even realize you’ve waited your …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472250216 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472250214 |
| Author: | Guy Gunaratne |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tinder Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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The book I’m telling anyone who asks me about - Guardian
A beautiful, fierce storm of a book, full of courage and hopeWhat a voice, what an ear for language… A brave and original piece of workA blistering look at a city on the edge that will sweep you up until you reach the book’s breathless, devastating conclusion - StylistAlways vivid. Deserves to be read - Irish TimesAbout The Author
Guy Gunaratne
Guy Gunaratne is the author of IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY, which won the International Dylan Thomas Prize, the Jhalak Prize and the Author’s Club First Novel Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Goldsmith’s and Gordon Burn, and longlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Booker. Their most recent novel is MISTER, MISTER. They are a Trustee on the Board of English PEN, and have been a judge for the Goldsmiths Prize and for the Folio Prize. In 2019, the Financial Times included them in its list of the ‘30 Most Exciting Young People on the Planet’.
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