Kick the Latch, 9781914198250
Paperback
A horse trainer’s hardscrabble life revealed in authentic, unforgettable voice.

Kick the Latch

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    10 April 2023

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Summary

’…a chiselled little gem about a horse trainer called Sonia…told in her unforgettably downbeat voice. Such poise and economy - I can’t remember a novel about work that’s impressed me so.’ - Tim Winton

Based on transcribed interviews with a former racehorse trainer from Iowa, Kick the Latch is a stunning work of fiction that investigates form, authenticity and idiosyncratic speech. This is a patient and attentive exercise in radical listening, whittled, shaped and reimagined t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781914198250
ISBN-10:1914198255
Author:Kathryn Scanlan
Publisher:Daunt Books
Imprint:Daunt Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:10 April 2023
Weight:210g
Dimensions:132mm x 197mm
About The Author

Kathryn Scanlan

Kathryn Scanlan is the author of The Dominant Animal and lives in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in NOON, Granta and The Paris Review. She has degrees in painting, writing and English from the University of Iowa and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her debut novel, AUG 9-FOG, a literary adaptation of a found diary, was published by FSG in 2019.

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