Carnality
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Perry, Frank (Translator), translator.
Published
New York : Other Press, [2022].
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 21 cm
Status
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Published
New York : Other Press, [2022].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in the Swedish language as Kèottets tid in 2019 by Albert Bonniers Fèorlag, Stockholm, Sweden"--Title page verso.
Description
"In this latest novel from the award-winning author of The Polyglot Lovers, a writer searching for inspiration in Spain goes on a darkly comic, delightfully absurd journey through an underground society. Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the whole astonishing tale. What follows is an account of fantastic proportions and ingredients: the existence of a shadowy Internet TV show with a certain morality clause, a threat to the storyteller's life, a diabolical nun, and the story of a girl with a missing left thumb. The tale is also the precursor to a meeting between the writer and the infernal miracle worker, Lucia-a meeting that ultimately forces the writer to make a fateful decision about her own inner essence. Carnality is a novel about the universal need for spirituality and truth-not to mention a good story-set in the seemingly unspiritual grimy underbelly of society"--,Provided by publisher.
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