Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2024
$36.67
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2024
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2024
‘Tender and merciless … a hallucinatory window into what it means to excavate the past in a world committed to its erasure’ ABIGAIL SHINN, Goldsmiths Prize Judge
‘Kaleidoscopic and beguiling … A singular and thrilling debut that shows what happens when objective truth and meaning are drowned in the shifting river of history and politics’ ANDREW McMILLAN
‘A novel full of hopeful glitter - and one I know I will r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399814256 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399814257 |
| Author: | Han Smith |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 319g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
Intimate, intricate, and ultimately irresistible. Smith’s unforgettable style builds a political-personal narrative that resounds to the drumbeat of resistance and rebellion
– RUBY COWLINGLike being in a hall of mirrors where you think you’ve caught Smith’s eye but it’s just a reflection. When something slips into view between the glass, you get that uncanny feeling you’re staring back at yourself. A mysterious quest of excavation – JEN CALLEJA
Arrests and intrigues … an extraordinary achievement – ADAM ZMITH
About The Author
Han Smith
Han Smith grew up in Japan, Russia and elsewhere. A queer writer, translator and adult literacy teacher, Han is the recipient of a 2019⁄2020 London Writers Award, was shortlisted for the 2019 Mslexia Novella Award, the Bridport Prize and the Desperate Literature short story prize, and was longlisted for the Brick Lane short story prize. She has also been published by Five Dials, Cipher Press, Hotel, Versopolis, LossLit, Litro, The Interpreter’s House and the European Poetry Festival. She lives in London. Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking is her debut novel.
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