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The Virgin Suicides

By Jeffrey Eugenides
Series: Collins Modern Classics
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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides is a haunting tale set in a quiet suburban neighbourhood. The story revolves around the enigmatic Lisbon sisters, five alluring young women whose lives captivate the local boys and community. Narrated from the perspective of these boys, who are now grown men, the novel explores themes of mystery, fascination, and the darker undercurrents of suburban life as they try to make sense of the sisters' tragic destinies.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy beautifully written narratives with a touch of mystery and a unique perspective on suburban life. The intriguing story, focusing on the five enigmatic Lisbon sisters, offers a blend of nostalgia and melancholia that captures the complexity of adolescence. If you're interested in themes of longing, memory, and the impact of tragedy on a community, this novel might be a captivating read for you.

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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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In 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.

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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.

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ISBN: 9780008485160

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd

Audience: General / adult

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Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 256

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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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