McGlue
Author: Moshfegh, Ottessa
ISBN: 9781784706623
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 9mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Descripition:
Man Booker Shortlisted Ottessa Moshfegh's blistering first novel- 'A wonderwork of virtuoso prose and truths that will make you squirm and concur' Gary Lutz
Discover the blistering first novella from the from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
They said I've done something wrong?... And they've just left me down here to starve. Haven't had a drop in days more so...
Salem, Massachusetts, 1851- McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of his name or situation or orientation - he may have killed a man. That man may have been his best friend. Now, McGlue wants one thing and one thing only- a drink. Because for McGlue, insufferable, terrifying memories accompany sobriety. Asail on the high seas of literary tradition, Ottessa Moshfegh gives us an unforgettable blackguard on a knife-sharp voyage through the fogs of recollection.
ISBN: 9781784706623
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 9mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Descripition:
Man Booker Shortlisted Ottessa Moshfegh's blistering first novel- 'A wonderwork of virtuoso prose and truths that will make you squirm and concur' Gary Lutz
Discover the blistering first novella from the from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
They said I've done something wrong?... And they've just left me down here to starve. Haven't had a drop in days more so...
Salem, Massachusetts, 1851- McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of his name or situation or orientation - he may have killed a man. That man may have been his best friend. Now, McGlue wants one thing and one thing only- a drink. Because for McGlue, insufferable, terrifying memories accompany sobriety. Asail on the high seas of literary tradition, Ottessa Moshfegh gives us an unforgettable blackguard on a knife-sharp voyage through the fogs of recollection.
