Summary
From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Mister Pip comes a poetic, dreamlike novel for fans of Max Porter’s Lanny and the works of George Saunders.
“Then she lifts the Fish up from the bassinet and holds him out to me. ‘Go on, take him.’ And to the Fish she says, ‘This is your uncle.’ I manage to clap my hands either side of the fish bundle. But I feel like I am holding an expensive glass. Once you’re told not to drop it, all you can think of is the glass shatterin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922458414 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922458414 |
| Author: | Lloyd Jones |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
‘The puzzle of where the human essence lies and is shared is implicit in Jones’ dark parable.’
‘As compelling as a fairytale—beautiful, shocking and profound.’ * Helen Garner on Mister Pip *
‘The puzzle of where the human essence lies and is shared is implicit in Jones’ dark parable.’ * Age on The Cage *
‘Storytelling, imagination, courage, beauty, memories and sudden violence are the main elements of this extraordinary book.’ * Isabel Allende on Mister Pip *
‘New Zealand writer Lloyd Jones is a master storyteller …’ * Weekend Australian *
‘A story of family, its tragedies and triumphs.’ * Age *
‘Lloyd Jones’s dreamlike and lyrical novel tells a tender story of family bonds, both strained and strengthened by tragedy, and re-states the redemptive power of writing and storytelling.’ * The Paperback Bookshop *
’The Fish is sheer pleasure, with its absurdist premise, sentimental narrative and picaresque structure…This is not, however, only a funny book. It is wry and wistful and contains a romantic episode tinged with tragedy that is as moving as it is surprising. The Fish is a novel with a lot of notes in its repertoire, and unexpected swerves between poignancy and hilarity.’ * Age *
‘A strange but ultimately beautiful story, marked by tragedy and human warmth.’ * Canberra Times *
‘Beautiful, lyrical and poetical.’ * Good Reading *
‘One expects beautiful prose from Jones, and he does not disappoint.’ * Saturday Paper *
‘[Shows] the tender determination of [a] family to love and care for a creature they do not recognise.’ * Advertiser *
About The Author
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand’s best known contemporary writers. He has published essays and children’s books, but his best known works include the novels The Book of Fame, winner of numerous literary awards, Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, Choo Woo, Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance, Paint Your Wife, HandMe Down World, and the phenomenally successful Mister Pip, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Montana Medal for Fiction, and the Kiriyama Writers’ Prize. Mister Pip was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007. He lives in the Wairarapa.
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