Second Place
Häftad bok. Faber & Faber. 2021. 272 sidor.
Mycket gott skick.
A woman invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives.
Powerfully drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision may penetrate the mystery at the centre of her life. But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence soon twists the human patterns of her secluded household.
Second Place is a fable of female fate and male privilege, and a story of unfathomable attractions. Modern and timeless, it reminds us of art's seduction and elemental power - to both save and destroy.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780571366699
- Titel
- Second Place
- Författare
- Cusk, Rachel
- Förlag
- Faber & Faber
- Utgivningsår
- 2021
- Omfång
- 272 sidor
- Bandtyp
- Häftad
- Mått
- 135 x 215 mm Ryggbredd 16 mm
- Vikt
- 234 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- A woman invites a famed artist to visit the remote coastal region where she lives, in the belief that his vision will penetrate the mystery of her life and landscape. Over the course of one hot summer, his provocative presence provides the frame for a study of female fate and male privilege, of the geometries of human relationships, and of the struggle to live morally between our internal and external worlds. With its examination of the possibility that art can both save and destroy us, Second Place is deeply affirming of the human soul, while grappling with its darkest demons.
