The Fire Starters: Jan Carson

Jan Carson

ISBN 10: 1784163848 / ISBN 13: 9781784163846

Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2020

**WINNER of the EU Prize for Literature** 'One of the most exciting and original Northern Irish writers of her generation' SUNDAY TIMES 'Gripping, affecting, surprising. I inhaled it' LISA MCINERNEY 'Captivating, intelligent and courageous' IRISH TIMES 'Spectacular. At once grittily real, wildly magical and insanely alluring - a siren-song of a novel.' DONAL RYAN 'Jan Carson seems to have invented a new Belfast in this gripping, surprising, exhilarating novel.' RODDY DOYLE 'Blew me away with its power, anger and wit.' JOSEPH O'CONNOR Dr Jonathan Murray fears his new-born daughter is not as harmless as she seems. Sammy Agnew is wrestling with his dark past, and fears the violence in his blood lurks in his son, too. The city is in flames and the authorities are losing control. As matters fall into frenzy, and as the lines between fantasy and truth, right and wrong, begin to blur, who will these two fathers choose to protect? Dark, propulsive and thrillingly original, this tale of fierce familial love and sacrifice fizzes with magic and wonder. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR010745406

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**VINCITORE del Premio UE per la letteratura** 'Una delle scrittrici nordirlandesi più emozionanti e originali della sua generazione' SUNDAY TIMES 'Avvincente, toccante, sorprendente. L'ho inalato' LISA MCINERNEY 'Affascinante, intelligente e coraggioso' IRISH TIMES 'Spettacolare. Allo stesso tempo crudamente reale, selvaggiamente magico e follemente seducente: un romanzo da sirena'. DONAL RYAN 'Jan Carson sembra aver inventato una nuova Belfast in questo romanzo avvincente, sorprendente, esaltante'. RODDY DOYLE 'Mi ha lasciato senza fiato con la sua potenza, rabbia e arguzia'. JOSEPH O'CONNOR Il dottor Jonathan Murray teme che la sua neonata figlia non sia così innocua come sembra. Sammy Agnew sta lottando con il suo oscuro passato e teme che la violenza nel suo sangue si nasconda anche in suo figlio. La città è in fiamme e le autorità stanno perdendo il controllo. Mentre le cose precipitano nel caos e i confini tra fantasia e verità, giusto e sbagliato, cominciano a confondersi, chi sceglieranno di proteggere questi due padri? Oscuro, propulsivo e avvincentemente originale, questo racconto di feroce amore familiare e sacrificio frizzante di magia e meraviglia.

Informazioni sull?autore: Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in Belfast. Her first novel, Malcolm Orange Disappears, was published in 2014 to critical acclaim, followed by a short-story collection, Children's Children (2016), and two flash fiction anthologies, Postcard Stories (2017) and Postcard Stories 2 (2020). Her second novel, The Fire Starters (2019), won the EU Prize for Literature and was shortlisted for the Dalkey Novel of the Year Award and her third novel, The Raptures (2022) was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year and the Kerry Group Novel of the Year. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and on BBC Radio 3 and 4. She has won the Harper's Bazaar short-story competition and has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, the An Post Irish Short Story of the Year, and the Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Prize. She specializes in running arts projects and events with older people, especially those living with dementia.

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Titolo: The Fire Starters: Jan Carson
Casa editrice: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London
Data di pubblicazione: 2020
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good