by Deborah Levy · And Other Stories · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781908276025
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Swimming Home» is the psychological novel by Deborah Levy, published by And Other Stories in paperback (165 pages, in English).
In a villa on the French Riviera, during a summer week, a group of seemingly stable tourists falls apart with the arrival of an enigmatic young woman. The novel portrays with restrained atmosphere the insidious damage depression can cause in well-adjusted people, and explores fragility, secrets and desire beneath a luminous surface.
The novel was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize and this edition includes an introduction by Tom McCarthy.
Recommended for readers of literary and contemporary fiction.
Deborah Levy is a South African novelist, playwright and poet. She initially concentrated on writing for the theatre – her plays were staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company – before focusing on prose fiction. Her early novels included Beautiful Mutants, Swallowing Geography, and Billy & Girl. Her more recent fiction has included the Booker-shortlisted novels Swimming Home and Hot Milk, as well as the Booker-longlisted The Man Who Saw Everything, and the short-story collection Black Vodka.
