Awkward evening
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"The Awkward Evening" is the winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize. It is a rocky road into the world of cruel childhood imagination suddenly derailed in the face of unexpected death, which no one wants to talk about but no one is ready to forget. Mattis fell through the ice and died, but his plunge into the dark water lasts for years, as if corroding the hearts of the family with caustic rust. The coldness and silence of the parents paralyze the children's lives with deadly cold, forcing them to deal with death and growing up on their own. And the paths their own bodies and fears lead them on are not illuminated by divine grace, but by shocking, dangerous paganism.
Yas is a strange child, in her fantasies, childish naive cruelty clashes with piety, love with envy, the life of the body with the fates of loved ones. When, by a tragic accident, Yas's older brother falls through the ice and dies, the Mulder family's life irreversibly changes. Death is not spoken of, but silently settling on the farm, its shadow colors Yas's imagination with frightening darkness.
Author:
Author:Lucas Reineveld
Cover:
Cover:softcover
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newsprint
Dimensions:
Dimensions:18x11.5x2 cm
Series:
Series:Pocket book (cover)
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-193594-8
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