Three
Will be published approx. on 19. January 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
143 pages
978-1-56478-272-4 (ISBN)
Description
-- Ruth and Leonard's young female boarder, S., disappears under circumstances that suggest suicide. As the couple pours over her diary, audio tapes, and movies, their obsession with the enigmatic young girl takes over their relationship. Three combines laconic dialogue with poetic impressionism in an incisive exploration of the hidden emotions and sexual undercurrents of the British middle class.
Reviews / Votes
"The amount of wit and beauty Three finds in its own uncertainty makes it one of the most compelling novels of its time." -Juliet Jacques, Music & Literature"Exquisitely written from the first page to the last." -The Scotsman
"'I suspect that Ann Quin will eventually be viewed, alongside BS Johnson and Alexander Trocchi, as one of the few mid-century British novelists who actually, in the long term, matter." -Tom McCarthy
"Quin understood she was on to something new." -Deborah Levy
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Normal, IL
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-272-4 (9781564782724)
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Person
Ann Quin, one of the best kept secrets of British experimental writing, has garnered comparisons to such diverse writers as Samuel Beckett and Nathalie Sarraute. Before her death in 1973, she published four novels, including "Berg" and "Passages". In 1964 she became the first female recipient of the D. H. Lawrence Fellowship which allowed her to travel to the U.S., a trip that provided the basis for "Tripticks".