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"Longlisted for the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize "What Bennett aims at is nothing short of a re-enchantment of the world... This is a truly stunning debut, beautifully written and profoundly witty." -The Guardian Immediately upon its publication in Ireland, Claire-Louise Bennett's debut began to attract attention well beyond the expectations of the tiny Irish press that published it. A deceptively slender volume, it captures with utterly mesmerizing virtuosity the interior reality of its unnamed protagonist, a young woman living a singular and mostly solitary existence on the…
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7 editions- Paperback · English · 2023Fitzcarraldo Editions · 9781804270462
- Audiobook · English · 2021Tantor and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781799972037
- Other · English · 2017Penguin Publishing Group · 9780399575907
- Other · English · 2016Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited · 184 pages · 9781760550936
- Other · English · 2016Riverhead Books · 195 pages · 9780399575891
- Other · English · 2015Fitzcarraldo Editions · 9781910695098
Young womenFictionFiction, psychologicalFiction, womenFiction, short stories (single author)New York Times reviewedIrish Short storiesFICTION / Literary