Malcolm Orange Disappears - Brossura

Carson, Jan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1909718319 ISBN 13: 9781909718319

Casa editrice: Liberties Pr, 2014

Riassunto

The novel opens one week after Mr. Orange abandons his family in a pay-by-the-week motel on the outskirts of Portland and takes off for Mexico. Mrs. Orange is devastated and depressed, possibly still suffering the side effects of giving birth to Malcolm’s newborn brother Ross in the parking lot of a shopping mall. Malcolm is delighted, anticipating his first permanent home. He coerces his unresponsive mother into taking a job at a local retirement village and as part of her pay the family are allowed to move into Chalet 13, becoming the youngest residents on a cul-de-sac of elderly individuals and couples, each with their own story of loss and survival to share. Two weeks after moving into Chalet 13, Malcolm finds himself covered in tiny, rapidly enlarging holes; he concludes that he is literally disappearing. As his mother is so traumatized that she has lost her grip on English and cannot bring herself to touch her own children. Malcolm is forced to employ the assistance of his elderly neighbors as he embarks upon a quest to find an antidote before he disappears completely.

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Recensione:

'A born storyteller, [Carson s] narratives are uncontainable, fizzing up out of her pages like soda and vinegar in a bottle.' - The Guardian

'At its best, Malcolm Orange Disappears reminds the reader of Kurt Vonnegut and other masters of the absurd Carson can be very, very funny. All of Carson's touches of magic realism are perfectly judged. This fresh, humane and charming debut novel bursts with ideas and verve.' - The Sunday Business Post

'A highly original book; very quirky.' - --Irish Examiner

L'autore:

Jan Carson is a writer and community arts development officer based in Belfast. She is the current recipient of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Artists Careen Enhancement scholarship. Malcolm Orange Disappears is her first novel.

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• Editore: Liberties Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1909718319
• ISBN 13: 9781909718319
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 363