Scary monsters : a novel in two parts
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Catapult, 2022.
Physical Desc
128, 128 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - Fiction Books
DE KRETSER, MICHELLE
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DE KRETSER, MICHELLE
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Published
New York : Catapult, 2022.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
The two parts of this novel are printed back-to-back and inverted.
Description
"'When my family emigrated it felt as if we'd been stood on our heads.' Michelle de Kretser's electrifying book turns the novel upside down, just as migratin has upended her characters' lives. Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces 'Australian values.' He's also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children, and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course. Lili's family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she's teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants, and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbor. All the while, Lili is striving to be A Bold, Intelligent Woman like Simone de Beauvoir. Three scary monsters - racism, misogyny, and ageism - roam through this mesmerizing novel. Its reversible format enacts the disorientation that migrants experience when changing countries changes the stories of their lives. With this suspenseful, funny, profound book, Michelle de Kretser has made something thrilling and new." -- jacket flap.
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Prescott Public Library - Fiction Books | DE KRETSER, MICHELLE | Find It Now |
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Sedona Public Library - Fiction Books | DE KRETSER, M. | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
De Kretser, M. (2022). Scary monsters: a novel in two parts . Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Kretser, Michelle. 2022. Scary Monsters: A Novel in Two Parts. Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Kretser, Michelle. Scary Monsters: A Novel in Two Parts Catapult, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)De Kretser, Michelle. Scary Monsters: A Novel in Two Parts Catapult, 2022.
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