Nineveh - Brossura

Henrietta Rose-Innes

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1910709166 ISBN 13: 9781910709160

Casa editrice: Aardvark Bureau, 2016

Riassunto

Katya Grubbs, like her father before her, deals in `the unlovely and unloved'. Yet in contrast to her father, she is not in the business of pest extermination, but pest relocation. Katya's unconventional approach brings her to the attention of a property developer whose luxury estate on the fringes of Cape Town, Nineveh, remains uninhabited thanks to an infestation of mysterious insects. As Katya is drawn ever deeper into the chaotic urban wilderness of Nineveh, she must confront unwelcome intrusions from her own past. A masterful novel exploring the tensions between the natural and man-made worlds; the impossibility of imposing order on an organic landscape; and the beautiful chaos of nature.

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Recensione:

'Henrietta Rose-Innes writes an admirably taut, clean prose. ... A welcome addition to the new South African literature. ---J M Coetzee

'Rose-Innes is a writer almost in the Virginia Woolf mould lateral of mind and poetic in her style of narration.' ---Sunday Times (SA)

'I love Henrietta Rose-Innes' work. With plotlines that are wittily subversive and language that is whippet-lean, it is long overdue for discovery by a wider readership.'---Patrick Gale

'You can read this novel as the story of an unconventional young woman, but you can also dig a little deeper and think about how we decide what, and who, belongs in a particular place. Nineveh is a short novel, but it s full of wit and thoughtfulness and lush descriptions of the South African landscape.' --Emerald Street

'Nineveh is an astonishing modern fable about memory, belonging, and the mysterious forces of nature. It's a joy to have Rose-Innes' work finally released in the UK.' -- Paul MM Cooper, author of River of Ink

'This exquisitely written novel has an unforgettable heroine ... utterly captivating.'--The Lady

'This is a book which whispers (rustles and crackles and pitter-patters, hisses and sweeshes and hums) rather than shouts, but it is entertaining and thought-provoking, an increasingly rare double feat.' --Finding Time to Write

'A gripping, thrilling allegory of a troubled nation, NINEVEH is executed with wit, panache, precision and something that I can only call wounded love for the country the author calls her home.'---Neel Mukherjee

'Henrietta Rose-Innes had me hearing the bugs, smelling the murk and yet seeing the beauty too.' ---Book Stalker

'Lush, liquid atmospheric writing and gritty mischief.' Sainsbury's Magazine
'A fascinating journey of self-discovery.' --A Bookish Type

'Surreal in style and atmosphere, yet grounded in the reality of place and the ever-present threat of insects, this is a quiet but deep look at the ecosystems we create for ourselves as well as those we can't escape. ---Publishers Weekly

'A persuasive, witty exploration of a tough and unconventional young woman and a consistently lively account of the entanglements of cultural politics, class, and architecture in contemporary South Africa. ---Kirkus Reviews

'Nineveh blends an intriguing plot of the uncanny with moving questions of family and memory.' --Charlotte Sleigh, author of Ant

L'autore:

Henrietta Rose-Innes is from Cape Town but is currently completing a PhD at UEA. She won the Caine Prize for African Writing 2008 and the HSBC / PEN Short Story Prize 2007 and was runner-up in the BBC Short Story Award 2012. Her work is included in the Granta Book of the African Short Story (2011) and is published in several languages.

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• Editore: Aardvark Bureau
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910709166
• ISBN 13: 9781910709160
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 238