Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Hutchison, Michele, translator.
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| ISBN: | 9781644450345
1644450348
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| Notes: | "First published in Dutch by Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, in 2018. First published in English by Faber & Faber Ltd, London, in 2020"--Title page verso.
"Short-listed for the International Booker Prize"--Some covers.
"Winner The 2020 International Booker Prize"--Some covers.
Translated from the Dutch.
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| Summary: | Jas, a girl whose brother's death punctures the routines of her devout farming family. In the vacuum of their parents' own unraveling, Jas and her siblings develop a curiosity about death that leads them into increasingly disturbing rituals and fantasies.
"I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' Ten-year-old Jas has a unique way of experiencing her universe: the feeling of udder ointment on her skin as protection against harsh winters; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads; the sound of 'blush words' that aren't in the Bible. But when a tragic accident ruptures the family, her curiosity warps into a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies - unlocking a darkness that threatens to derail them all"--FantasticFiction.com.
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| Awards: | International Booker Prize winner, 2020
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