The Coiled Serpent

LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.In Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas ofwork, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writerat the top of her game.

Product details

• Authors: Camilla Grudova, Grudova Camilla
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9781838956387
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-638-7
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, Erotic Romance, FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Horror & ghost stories, Horror and supernatural fiction, Film: styles & genres, Cinema Industry, Sexual Behaviour, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary