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A Feather on the Breath of God
from the National Book Award-winning and bestselling author of THE FRIEND, with an introduction by Susan Choi
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A Feather on the Breath of God
From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning and bestselling author of The Friend, comes this mesmerising story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents and children, between language and love.
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From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning and bestselling author of The Friend, comes this mesmerising story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents and children, between language and love.
'A pleasure from the first page to the last' — JONATHAN FRANZEN
A young woman looks back to the world of her immigrant parents: a Chinese-Panamanian father and a German mother, who meet in postwar Germany and settle in New York City. Growing up in a housing project in the 1950s and 1960s, the narrator escapes into dreams inspired both by her parents' stories and by her own reading and, for a time, into the otherworldly life of ballet. A yearning homesick mother, a silent and withdrawn father, the ballet—these are the elements that shape the young woman's imagination and her sexuality.
'A forceful novel by a writer of uncommon talent' — NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWBook Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
A Feather on the Breath of God by Sigrid Nunez is praised for its remarkable storytelling and the talent of its author. Critics have highlighted the novel's pleasure, intelligence, and poignant examination of displacement. It is described as a book full of brilliance, fury, and tenderness, successfully portraying a life on the fringe.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780349014258
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 February 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 157g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Sigrid Nunez is the New York Times bestselling author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award, and of seven other novels, including Salvation City, The Last of Her Kind, and What Are You Going Through. She is also the author of Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages.
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