The discomfort of evening : a novel / Marieke Lucas Rijnveld ; translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: Jas, a girl whose brother's death punctures the routines of her devout farming family. In the vacuum of their parents' own unraveling, Jas and her siblings develop a curiosity about death that leads them into increasingly disturbing rituals and fantasies.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' Ten-year-old Jas has a unique way of experiencing her universe: the feeling of udder ointment on her skin as protection against harsh winters; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads; the sound of 'blush words' that aren't in the Bible. But when a tragic accident ruptures the family, her curiosity warps into a vortex of increasingly disturbing fantasies - unlocking a darkness that threatens to derail them all"--FantasticFiction.com.
    • Notes:
      "First published in Dutch by Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, in 2018. First published in English by Faber & Faber Ltd, London, in 2020"--Title page verso.
      "Short-listed for the International Booker Prize"--Some covers.
      "Winner The 2020 International Booker Prize"--Some covers.
      Translated from the Dutch.
      International Booker Prize, 2020
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    • Other Titles:
      Avond is ongemak. English
    • ISBN:
      9781644450345
      1644450348
    • Accession Number:
      1136966699
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1100380