Dark Neighbourhood

Name: Dark Neighbourhood
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781913097707
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By Vanessa Onwuemezi

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Dark Neighbourhood weaves together surreal and haunting tales of characters caught on the edges of reality and other worlds. Through a series of evocative vignettes—a line of people awaiting a mysterious gate, a man replaying his life's triumphs and regrets, and a suburban murder that shakes a community—Vanessa Onwuemezi explores themes of alienation, loss, and the elusiveness of love and freedom. The boundary between dream and reality blurs as these fragmented souls navigate hallucinatory and alien landscapes.
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This collection is ideal for readers who appreciate literary fiction with a surreal, experimental edge and those who enjoy evocative, poetic prose and explorations of existential themes.

In her brilliantly inventive debut collection, Vanessa Onwuemezi takes readers on a surreal and haunting journey through a landscape on the edge of time.

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At the border with another world, a line of people wait for the gates to open; on the floor of a lonely room, a Born Winner runs through his life's achievements and losses; in a suburban garden, a man witnesses a murder that pushes him out into the community.

Struggling to realise the human ideals of love and freedom, the characters of Dark Neighbourhood roam instead the depths of alienation, loss, and shame. With a detached eye and hallucinatory vision, they observe the worlds around them as the line between dream and reality dissolves and they themselves begin to fragment.

Electrifying and heady, and written with a masterful lyrical precision, Dark Neighbourhood heralds the arrival of a strikingly original new voice in fiction.

'She has a rightful place in the tradition of surrealist, nihilistic writers such as Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, Silvina Ocampo, and Samanta Schweblin ... there are stories here that give shape to incoherence with a precision and style that is dazzling.' - Financial Times

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Praised for its lyrical precision and rhythmic storytelling, Dark Neighbourhood has been honoured for its place in the tradition of surrealist and nihilistic writers like Julio Cortazar and Jorge Luis Borges. Critics describe it as a "beautiful, vertiginous and enriching first collection" with "folkloric power". The vivid nightmarish urban settings and high-stakes surrealism create an unforgettable, dazzling reading experience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781913097707

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

Collections

Dystopian Fiction Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Vanessa Onwuemezi

About the Author

Vanessa Onwuemezi is a writer and poet living in London. Her work has appeared in Granta, Prototype, frieze and Five Dials. Her story 'At the Heart of Things' won the White Review Short Story Prize 2019.