'The sharpest and funniest novel I read this year' Craig Brown,
Mail on Sunday A hilarious, intelligent cult classic, from one of
the most celebrated contemporary novelists. Adam Gordon is a
brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a
prestigious fellowship in Madrid. Fuelled by strong coffee and
self-prescribed tranquillizers, every day is a fresh attempt to
establish a sense of self and an attitude towards his art. Not
helped by his imperfect grasp of Spanish, Adam struggles with the
underlying suspicion that his relationships, his reactions, even
his entire personality are just as fraudulent as his poetry. Yet
while his self-obsession runs riot he is at risk of missing the
bigger and more urgent things that threaten to change the world
around him in sudden and dramatic ways. One of the funniest and
best-loved debut novels of contemporary times, Leaving the Atocha
Station is a profound exploration of the creative impulse. 'Packed
full of gags... Intensely and unusually brilliant' Geoff Dyer,
Observer
General
| Imprint: |
Granta Publications Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Best of Granta |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Ben Lerner
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80351-004-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80351-004-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781803510040 |
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