Mr Fox - Softcover

Helen Oyeyemi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330534696 ISBN 13: 9780330534697

Publisher: Picador, 2012

Synopsis

Oyeyemi reveals a twinkling sense of humour . . . A delight Independent

It s a bright afternoon in 1938 and Mary Foxe is in a confrontational mood. St John Fox, celebrated novelist, hasn t seen her in six years. He s unprepared for her afternoon visit, not least because she doesn t exist. He s infatuated with her. But he also made her up.

You re a villain, she tells him. A serial killer . . . can you grasp that?

Will Mr Fox meet his muse s challenge, to stop murdering his heroines and explore something of love? What will his wife Daphne think of this sudden change in her husband? Can there be a happy ending this time?

Oyeyemi s characters almost dance on their pages. This is her best, most beautiful novel yet Independent on Sunday

Funny, deep, shocking, wry, heart-warming and spine-chilling Guardian

Funny and fresh, piercingly astute Daily Telegraph

Not just vibrantly imaginative but filled with wit and wisdom. Her best book so far. Metro

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Review:

"Oyeyemi's writing is gorgeous and resonant and fresh . . . a shimmering landscape pulsating with life."--Aimee Bender, "The New York Times Book Review

""Oyeyemi has an eye for the gently perverse, the odd detail that turns the ordinary marvelously, frighteningly strange."--"The Boston Globe

""Dazzling."--"The Washington Post

""Cheeky and imaginative."--"The New Yorker
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"Startling, beautiful . . . [Mr. Fox] should not be ignored."--"Chicago Sun Times

"""Mr. Fox" is a wonderfully original novel, full of images and turns of phrase so arresting, so vivid and inventive, its pages almost glow with them. Helen Oyeyemi has given us a work of playful charm and serious narrative pleasure."--Sarah Waters, author of "The Little Stranger

""A sly, tender, and elegant novel, graced with a magical charm that makes this novel's wisdom about love and loss all the more captivating to read. "Mr. Fox" is a novel for those who love stories and who believe in their singular power to alter and heal our fragile souls." --Dinaw Mengestu, author of "The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears "and "How to Read the Air"

'Oyeyemi peoples her text with ghosts, dreams and talking animals, burrowing through the everyday to reveal the bizarreness beneath. Yet the core concern is with human suffering. With wit and wisdom, Mr Fox explores how stories can hurt or heal.' --Anita Sethi, The Observer

"Oyeyemi's writing is gorgeous and resonant and fresh . . . a shimmering landscape pulsating with life."--Aimee Bender, "The New York Times Book Review

""Oyeyemi has an eye for the gently perverse, the odd detail that turns the ordinary marvelously, frighteningly strange."--"The Boston Globe

""Dazzling."--"The Washington Post

""Cheeky and imaginative."--"The New Yorker
"
"Startling, beautiful . . . [Mr. Fox] should not be ignored."--"Chicago Sun Times

"""Mr. Fox" is a wonderfully original novel, full of images and turns of phrase so arresting, so vivid and inventive, its pages almost glow with them. Helen Oyeyemi has given us a work of playful charm and serious narrative pleasure."--Sarah Waters, author of "The Little Stranger

""A sly, tender, and elegant novel, graced with a magical charm that makes this novel's wisdom about love and loss all the more captivating to read. "Mr. Fox" is a novel for those who love stories and who believe in their singular power to alter and heal our fragile souls." --Dinaw Mengestu, author of "The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears "and "How to Read the Air"

'Vivid and heart-warming, the new novel from Nigerian-born and London-based author Helen Oyeyemi, Mr Fox, is certain to draw you in. For the novel s protagonist, St John Fox, it s just another ordinary afternoon in 1938 until his muse, Mary Foxe, wanders in...' --Books of the Month, Pride Magazine

Book Description:

Helen Oyeyemi draws on myth, fairytale and fable for this extraordinary novel exploring the female muse.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0330534696
• ISBN 13: 9780330534697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288