Butterflies in November - Couverture souple

Lafsdttir, Auur Ava

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080212318X ISBN 13 : 9780802123183

Editeur : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'Funny and wistful... very moving, layered and optimistic' Isabel Berwick, Financial Times

'Evocative and humorous' Observer

'[Butterflies in November] has many bleak moments, but plenty of funny ones too... we warm to Olafsdottir's clear-eyed, quirky heroine' Daily Mail

'Playfully self-conscious... reflecting on the relationships between reading and experience' Guardian

'The prose is beautifully crafted and translated... Carefully observed, sensuously written, and often darkly comic Butterflies in November is a moving story of self-discovery and motherhood. Highly recommended.' Booktrust

'Brilliantly written, and the main protagonist is such a fascinating character. The author... takes mudane subjects in life... and makes them quirky, fun, adorable and bizarre. You'll savour each page of this book' Company

'Sadness and humour coexist beautifully in Butterflies in November' Metro

'A comic, but also moving, story of divorce, escape and unplanned parental responsibilities' Choice

'At once light, comical and uniquely moving. It is a legacy of life's mistakes; a deliciously unaffected commentary on the nature of relationships and motherhood; a feast of dramatic, rough-hewn landscapes, succulent local delicacies and peculiar customs. You will cry, you will laugh... and you will learn something new about the nature of love.' Mumsnet

'What a fantastic novel! ... Just do yourself a favour and read this book' Newbooksmag, 5-star reader review, and 5-star group read score

'Uplifting ... funny ... an addictive read' PA

'Blackly funny and deeply moving' Bookanista

'The darkly comic narrative touches and captivates at every turn' The Lady

'Gorgeously quirky' Stylist

'Amazingly different, witty, hilarious black comedy read...a must read which will bring a smile as you travel along with her and her young companion' Lovereading

'Stunning story that holds you captive with its gentle intrigue and humour. A delightful, quirky book that you will love' Lovereading

'A novel deeply indebted to feminine literary tradition...Laced with cynicism and irony... nevertheless a truthful and poignant study of a twenty-first century woman' Lovereading

'Strangely addictive read, beautifully written' --Lovereading

'Evocative and humorous' Observer

'Playfully self-conscious... reflecting on the relationships between reading and experience' Guardian

'We warm to Olafsdottir's quirky, clear-eyed heroine' Daily Mail

'A funny, moving and occasionally bizarre exploration of life s upheavals and reversals' Financial Times Books of the Year

'Brilliantly written, and the main protagonist is such a fascinating character. The author, Audur, takes mudane subjects in life ... and makes them quirky, fun, adorable and bizarre. You'll savour each page of this book'Company, "Pick of the coolest new female authors"

'What a fantastic novel! ... Just do yourself a favour and read this book' Newbooksmag 5-star reader review, and 5-star group read score

'Amazingly different, witty, hilarious black comedy read...a must read which will bring a smile as you travel along with her and her young companion' Lovereading December 2013 Book of the month

'A novel deeply indebted to feminine literary tradition...Laced with cynicism and irony... nevertheless a truthful and poignant study of a twenty-first century woman' Lovereading December 2013 Book of the month

'Stunning story that holds you captive with its gentle intrigue and humour. A delightful, quirky book that you will love' Lovereading December 2013 Book of the month

'Strangely addictive read, beautifully written' --Lovereading December 2013 Book of the month

Présentation de l'éditeur

A hilarious and moving road trip around Iceland in an old car, told by a recently divorced woman with a boy on loan

After a day of being dumped - twice - and accidentally killing a goose, the narrator begins to dream of tropical holidays far away from the chaos of her current life. Instead, she finds her plans wrecked by her best friend's deaf-mute son, thrust into her reluctant care. But when a shared lottery ticket nets the two of them over 40 million kroner, she and the boy head off on a road trip across Iceland, taking in cucumber-farming hotels, dead sheep, and any number of her exes desperate for another chance.
Blackly comic and uniquely moving, Butterflies in November is an extraordinary, hilarious tale of motherhood, relationships and the legacy of life's mistakes.

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1958. She studied art history and art theory in Paris and is a lecturer in history of art at the University of Iceland and a director of the University of Iceland Art Collection. The Greenhouse, published in 2007 won the DV Culture Award for literature and a women's literary prize in Iceland, was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Award and received unanimously acclaim.
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir lives and works in Reykjavik.

Butterflies in November is translated from the Icelandic by Brian FitzGibbon and published by Pushkin Press

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 080212318X
• ISBN 13: 9780802123183
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296