Miranda July Finds the Weirdness Inside Wanting
Awkward desire and emotional disruption are Miranda July’s natural territory. The First Bad Man sounds funny, uncomfortable and strange in the best way, carried by a voice that refuses to behave normally. It feels focused, lively and memorably offbeat.
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Miranda July Finds the Weirdness Inside Wanting
Awkward desire and emotional disruption are Miranda July’s natural territory. The First Bad Man sounds funny, uncomfortable and strange in the best way, carried by a voice that refuses to behave normally. It feels focused, lively and memorably offbeat.
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A Guardian literary highlight
A Huffington Post 'One to Watch'
'Astounding' LENA DUNHAM, creator of Girls and author of Not That Kind of Girl
'The First Bad Man brings together all of July's talents - it's a book that must be read, a book that must be purchased - in duplicate - one for you, one for a friend. Don't think you can loan this book - you'll never get it back' A. M. HOMES, author of This Book Will Save Your Life and May We Be Forgiven
The first novel by the filmmaker, artist and bestselling author Miranda July confirms her as a spectacularly original, iconic, and important voice today, and a writer for all time. The First Bad Man is dazzling and unforgettable.
Ideal for readers who:
- Seek literary fiction that is strange, funny and defiantly uncomfortable.
- Warm to Miranda July’s interest in desire, loneliness and social awkwardness.
- Connect with characters whose inner lives refuse to behave politely.
- Prefer novels original enough to divide opinion in the best way.
- About The Author
- Miranda July is a writer, filmmaker and artist. Her debut novel, The First Bad Man, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and her collection of stories, No One Belongs Here More Than You, won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Her writing has appeared in the Paris Review, Harper's and the New Yorker. July lives in Los Angeles. @mirandajuly mirandajuly.com
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- ISBN
- 9781838852740
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Canongate, (16 May 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 201 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 128 x 18 mm
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