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The Extinction of Irena Rey
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The Extinction of Irena Rey
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Discovery Miles 4 300
You Save R98 (19%)
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From the International Booker Prize–winning translator, a
propulsive, beguiling novel about eight translators and their
search for a world-renowned author who goes missing in a Polish
forest. Eight translators arrive at a house in a primeval Polish
forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned
author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus,
Gray Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears
without a trace. The translators, who hail from eight different
countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author,
begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with
work on her masterpiece. They explore this ancient wooded refuge
with its intoxicating slime moulds and lichens and study her exotic
belongings and layered texts for clues. But doing so reveals
secrets — and deceptions — of Irena Rey's that they are utterly
unprepared for. Forced to face their differences as they grow
increasingly paranoid in this fever dream of isolation and
obsession, soon the translators are tangled up in a web of
rivalries and desire, threatening not only their work but the fate
of their beloved author herself. This hilarious, thought-provoking
debut by award-winning translator and author Jennifer Croft is a
brilliant examination of art, celebrity, the natural world, and the
power of language. It is an unforgettable, unputdownable adventure
with a small but global cast of characters shaken by the shocks of
love, destruction, and creation in one of Europe’s last great
wildernesses.
General
Imprint: |
Scribe Publications
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2024 |
Authors: |
Jennifer Croft
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Dimensions: |
216 x 135mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-915590-12-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-915590-12-4 |
Barcode: |
9781915590121 |
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