Eleanor Catton sa vo svojej tvorbe zameriava na komplexné naratívy a detailné psychologické vykreslenie postáv. Jej štýl sa vyznačuje bohatým jazykom a premyslenou štruktúrou príbehov. Autorka sa venuje skúmaniu ľudskej povahy a morálky prostredníctvom pútavých a často nejednoznačných zápletiek. Jej diela podnecujú hlboké zamyslenie nad svetom postáv aj nad samotnou podstatou rozprávania.
Aangetrokken door de goudkoorts in Nieuw-Zeeland belandt een jonge Schot in 1866 vrijwel direct na zijn aankomst in een geheime bijeenkomst van twaalf mannen die proberen enkele raadselachtige misdrijven te ontrafelen die op een en dezelfde dag hebben plaatsgevonden.
FROM THE WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE Birnam Wood is on the move... A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass in New Zealand's South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike, leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster presents an opportunity for Birnam Wood, a guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. But they hadn't figured on the enigmatic American billionaire Robert Lemoine, who also has an interest in the place. Can they trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust each other? A propulsive literary thriller from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries, Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its wit, drama and immersion in character. It is a brilliantly constructed tale of intentions, actions and consequences, and an unflinching examination of the human impulse to ensure our own survival.
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a whore has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky.
Granta 106 will be a special issue devoted entirely to fiction. Look out for the best short stories of the year, new graphic fiction, extracts from the most exciting autumn books, and exclusive, in-depth interviews with some of the biggest names in fiction.Featuring a mix of established and new voices, Granta’s first summer fiction special offers a complete view of the best international writing, and is a must-have for everyone who loves reading and holidays.
A dazzlingly assured and bold novel revolving around a school sex scandal. An exhilarating and provocative novel about the unsimple mess of human desire, at once a tender evocation of its young protagonists and a shrew expose of emotional compromise.