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The Book of Goose
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One of our finest living authors … propulsively entertaining New York Times
Sly, profound … Electrifying Observer
Wonderfully strange and alive Jon McGregor
A propulsive, seductive new novel about friendship, exploitation and intimacy from the prize-winning author of Where Reasons End
Fabienne is dead. Her childhood best friend, Agnès, receives the news in America, far from the French countryside where the two girls were raised – the place that Fabienne helped Agnès escape ten years ago. Now, Agnès is free to tell her story.
As children in a backwater town, they’d built a private world, invisible to everyone but themselves – until Fabienne hatched the plan that would change everything, launching Agnès on an epic trajectory through fame, fortune, and terrible loss.
‘Beguiling … A shimmering, unsettling tale of exploitation and manipulation’ Daily Mail
‘Haunting and strange … Li has made her style her own’ Tessa Hadley, Guardian
‘A dazzling, subtle, skilful knockout’ Charlotte Mendelson, author of The Exhibitionist
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The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li is praised for its dark, riveting exploration of friendship and storytelling, often drawing favourable comparisons to Elena Ferrante's works. Critics highlight Li’s elegant writing style, which deftly navigates themes of manipulation, creation, and philosophical inquiry with a beguiling charm. The novel is celebrated for its ability to capture the complex dynamics of human relationships and the often unsettling truths that lie beneath them.
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ISBN: 9780008531850
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 June 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
Yiyun Li grew up in Beijing, China, and came to the United States in 1996. She is the recipient of several prizes for her writing and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Li’s stories have been published in the New Yorker, the Paris Review and elsewhere. She lives in Iowa City, USA, with her husband and their two sons.
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