The Discomfort of Evening: WINNERS OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020

Rijneveld, Lucas

ISBN 10: 0571349374 / ISBN 13: 9780571349371

Published by Faber & Faber, 2020

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Synopsis:

*WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020*: this sensational Dutch bestseller is 'a classic' (Max Porter) with new novel MY HEAVENLY FAVOURITE.

About the Authors: Lucas Rijneveld (b. 1991) grew up in a Reformed farming family in North Brabant before moving to Utrecht. One of the greatest new voices in Dutch literature, his first poetry collection, Calf's Caul, was awarded the C. Buddingh' Prize for best poetry debut in 2015, with the newspaper de Volkskrant naming them literary talent of the year. In 2018, Atlas Contact published his first novel, The Discomfort of Evening,which won the prestigious ANV Debut Prize and was a national bestseller. The UK edition won the Booker International Prize 2020. Alongside his writing career, Rijneveld works on a dairy farm.

Michele Hutchison was born in the UK and has lived in Amsterdam since 2004. After a period working as an editor, she became a literary translator from Dutch, and recently translated Lucas Rijneveld's The Discomfort of Evening which won the Booker International Prize 2020.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Discomfort of Evening: WINNERS OF THE ...
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good