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Five Things Right Now: Cynan Jones
Cynan Jones
‘A pair of seagulls. I say a pair. They might just be good friends.’
The Birds of June
John Connell
‘Her dreams were interrupted occasionally by the sound of the cow and her newborn calf from the outhouse sheds. A low bellow would crinkle the folds of her mind and then seconds later it would be answered from some other shed in the distance.’
Teaching After Trump
Melissa Febos
‘In a country whose government we do not trust, who do we need more than writers and teachers? And what is more powerful than an inspired youth?’
Kiddio at the Wedding
Mary O’Donoghue
‘If he fell in I would jump straight after, I would plumb through water not cold so much as oily, and dark as a dirty wine bottle.’
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The Vegetarian
Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell
Over the course of his life, Mr Nishino falls hopelessly in love again and again. One woman is a colleague, another a chance encounter; one is the girlfriend of a classmate, another the best friend of Nishino’s latest conquest. Some are entranced by Nishino, others care more for their freedom, their children (or their cats).
As we come to learn of the torments, desires and delights of each woman, a portrait emerges of a complicated man whose great capacity for love may well be the cause of his downfall.
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PENTranslates awards
We’re thrilled to share the news that Natascha Bruce’s translation of Ho Sok Fong’s mysterious, perturbing and strikingly beautiful short story collection, Lake Like a Mirror, has been awarded a #PENTranslates award.
Jessica Francis Kane in conversation
The Second Shelf are hosting an in conversation event with Jessica Francis Kane on 19th June to celebrate the publication of Rules for Visiting! Do come along.
Actors in Crisis? 35 Years of Jeff Goldblum
In a special event to mark the British Library’s acquisition of the Granta archive, Granta Deputy Editor Rosalind Porter and author AL Kennedy discuss the role of literary magazines in shaping literary landscapes. Join us!
