The Alphabet of Birds - Couverture souple

Naudé, SJ

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908276444 ISBN 13 : 9781908276445

Editeur : And Other Stories, 2015

Synopsis

If death comes to a loved one, can we grieve alone? When all around is in ruins, can we confine our lives to one beautiful room constructed out of art, or love, or family ties? And when the words we know prove inadequate, can we turn to the language of birds? In an arty mansion in Milan's industrial zone, two men are shown one of the last remaining Futurist noise machines - an Intonarumore - and a painful old truth surfaces. A musician travels to three continents to see her siblings before returning to Johannesburg; her home is plundered every night around her as she composes a requiem. A man follows his male lover from London to Berlin's clubbing scene and on to a ruined castle in which the lover's family lives. He is looking for an antidote. The protagonists in SJ Naude's South African Literary Award-winning short story collection are listening out for answers that cannot be expressed. Offering fresh perspectives on gay, expat and artistic subcultures and tackling the pain of loss head on, Naude's stories go fearlessly and tenderly to the heart of our experiences of desire, love and death.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Naude grew up in South Africa, where he studied law. After practising law in New York and London for many years, he returned to South Africa. The Afrikaans edition of The Alphabet of Birds has won several prizes including the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize and a South African Literary Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: And Other Stories
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908276444
• ISBN 13: 9781908276445
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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• Personne responsable: non disponible