Book
The discomfort of evening : a novel / Marieke Lucas Rijneveld ; translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781644450345 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 282 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Graywolf Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Dutch by Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, in 2018. First published in English by Faber & Faber Ltd, London, in 2020."--Title page verso. |
| Language Note: | In English, translated from the Dutch. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Brothers > Death > Fiction. Accidents > Fiction. Guilt > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Brothers and sisters > Fiction. Netherlands > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Rijne | 31681010236636 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When her strictly religious family is torn apart by a tragic accident, 10-year-old Jas, along with her siblings, develop a curiosity about death that leads her into disturbing rituals and fantasies. Original. 10,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
When her strictly religious family is torn apart by a tragic accident, 10-year-old Jas, along with her siblings, develop a curiosity about death that leads her into disturbing rituals and fantasies. - McMillan Palgrave
WINNER OF THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
A stark and gripping tale of childhood grief from one of the most exciting new voices in Dutch literature
Ten-year-old Jas lives with her strictly religious parents and her siblings on a dairy farm where waste and frivolity are akin to sin. Despite the dreary routine of their days, Jas has a unique way of experiencing her world: her face soft like cheese under her motherâs hands; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads in the village; the sound of âblush wordsâ that arenât in the Bible.
One icy morning, the disciplined rhythm of her familyâs life is ruptured by a tragic accident, and Jas is convinced she is to blame. As her parentsâ suffering makes them increasingly distant, Jas and her siblings develop a curiosity about death that leads them into disturbing rituals and fantasies. Cocooned in her red winter coat, Jas dreams of âthe other sideâ and of salvation, not knowing where this dreaming will finally lead her.
A bestseller in the Netherlands, Lucas Rijneveldâs radical debut novel The Discomfort of Evening offers readers a rare vision of rural and religious life in the Netherlands. In it, he asks: In the absence of comfort and care, what can the mind of a child invent to protect itself? And what happens when that is not enough? With stunning psychological acuity and images of haunting, violent beauty, Rijneveld has created a captivating world of language unlike any other.
