A cure for suicide a novel
From the author of Silence Once Begun, a beguiling new novel about a man starting over at the most basic level, and the strange woman who insinuates herself into his life and memory. A man and a woman have moved into a small house in a small village. The woman is an “examiner,” the man, her “claiman...
| Main Author: | Ball, Jesse, 1978- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2015]
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
From the author of Silence Once Begun, a beguiling new novel about a man starting over at the most basic level, and the strange woman who insinuates herself into his life and memory. A man and a woman have moved into a small house in a small village. The woman is an “examiner,” the man, her “claimant.” The examiner is both doctor and guide, charged with teaching the claimant a series of simple functions: this is a chair, this is a fork, this is how you meet people. She makes notes in her journal about his progress: he is showing improvement yet his dreams are troubling. One day the examiner brings the claimant to a party, where he meets Hilda, a charismatic but volatile woman whose surprising assertions throw everything the claimant has learned into question. What is this village? Why is he here? And who is Hilda? A fascinating novel of love, illness, despair, and betrayal, A Cure for Suicide is the most captivating novel yet from one of our most audacious and original young writers.--Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: |
256 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781101870129 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 1101870125 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |