The Birdcatcher

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

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Gayl Jones

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FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD The Birdcatcher is the new novel from a major voice in American literature, which explores artists in exile, dangerous relationships and the demands of creativity. 'A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers' - Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage 'I am living on the white-washed island of Ibiza with my friend Catherine Shuger, a sculptor who has been declared legally insane, and her husband, Ernest. Standing on the terrace, sheltered in the smell of oranges and eucalyptus, washed in sunlight, you'd swear this was a paradise. But to tell the truth the place is full of dangers. You see, Catherine sometimes tries to kill her husband. It has been this way for years . . .' 'My name's Amanda Wordlaw. Wonderful name for a writer, isn't it? . . . I guess I'm sort of a choice companion for the Shugers - professional watcher and listener that I am. It's like they need someone else to witness the shit, the spectacle they make of themselves.' 'A fascinating meditation on Black female creativity from the author of Corregidora and Palmares . . . Vivid characters shimmer through the pages' Suzi Feay, GUARDIAN

Author Biography:

Gayl Jones was born in Kentucky in 1949. She attended Connecticut College and Brown University and has taught at Wellesley and the University of Michigan. Her books include Corregidora (1975), Eva's Man (1976), The Healing (1998), which was a National Book Award finalist, Palmares (2021), which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, and The Birdcatcher (2022), which was also a National Book Award Finalist.

Release date Australia

September 13th, 2022

Author

Gayl Jones

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Virago Press Ltd

Pages

224

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Dimensions

152x220x24

ISBN-13

9780349016856

Product ID

35892301

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