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Crudo : a novel / Olivia Laing.
"Kathy is a writer. Kathy is getting married. It’s the summer of 2017 and the whole world is falling apart. Fast-paced and frantic, Crudo unfolds in real time from the full-throttle perspective of a commitment-phobic artist who may or may not be Kathy Acker. From a Tuscan hotel for the superrich to a Brexit-paralyzed United Kingdom, Kathy spends the first summer of her forties adjusting to the idea of a lifelong commitment. But it’s not only Kathy who’s changing. Fascism is on the rise, truth is dead, the planet is heating up, and Trump is tweeting the world ever-closer to nuclear war. How do you make art, let alone a life, when one rogue tweet could end it all? In Crudo, her first work of fiction, Olivia Laing radically rewires the novel with a fierce, compassionate account of learning to love when the end of the world seems near.”-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393652727
- Physical Description: 141 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Women authors > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. End of the world > Fiction. Cynicism > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Love stories. Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC LAI (Text) | 35146002105369 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A 40-year-old, commitment-phobic artist spends the summer of 2017 adjusting to the idea of getting married against a backdrop of Brexit debates, nuclear presidential tweets and climate change. By the prize-winning author of The Lonely City. - Baker & Taylor
A commitment-phobic writer spends the summer of 2017--the first summer of her forties--adjusting to the idea of getting married at a time when truth is dead, fascism is rising, and one rogue tweet from the president could launch a nuclear war. - WW Norton
New York TimesWashington PostNPRGuardianBustleThe Lonely City - WW Norton
"She had no idea what to do with love, she experienced it as invasion, as the prelude to loss and pain, she really didnât have a clue."CrudoFrom a Tuscan hotel for the superrich to a Brexit-paralyzed United Kingdom, Kathy spends the first summer of her forties adjusting to the idea of a lifelong commitment. But itâs not only Kathy whoâs changing. Fascism is on the rise, truth is dead, the planet is heating up, and Trump is tweeting the world ever-closer to nuclear war. How do you make art, let alone a life, when one rogue tweet could end it all?Crudo
