The Discomfort of Evening
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi Faber 2020Description: 282pISBN: 9780571349371Uniform titles: Avond is ongemak Subject(s): Brothers -- Fiction | Accidents -- Fiction | Guilt -- Fiction | Grief -- Fiction | Brothers and sisters -- Fiction | Accidents | Brothers and sisters | Brothers | Grief | Guilt | Brothers -- Fiction | Accidents -- Fiction | Guilt -- Fiction | Grief -- Fiction | Brothers and sisters -- Fiction | GeneralSummary: "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"--FantasticFiction.com.
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| Current library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| IMSc Library | IMSc Library | 82-3 RIJ (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Not for loan | 76076 |
"First published in Dutch by Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, in 2018. First published in English by Faber & Faber Ltd, London, in 2020"--Title page verso.
"Short-listed for the International Booker Prize"--Some covers.
"Winner The 2020 International Booker Prize"--Some covers.
"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"--FantasticFiction.com.
Translated from the Dutch.
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