The Virgin Suicides
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The Virgin Suicides
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The Virgin Suicides
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.
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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! DescriptionIn a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighbourhood boys – commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year.
As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family’s fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death.
Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humour and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. The Virgin Suicides was adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola.
Series: Collins Modern Classics
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Many reviews praise The Virgin Suicides as a modern classic, drawing comparisons to Catcher in the Rye. It is described as both an unstoppable and sparkling work, marked by its originality. Jeffrey Eugenides is noted for his remarkable storytelling ability, turning everyday events into remarkable narratives.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008485160
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 May 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 230g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published in 1993 to great acclaim and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, Eugenides received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Middlesex, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis and has sold more than 3 million copies.
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