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The Coiled Serpent: Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2024

Name: The Coiled Serpent: Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2024
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
ISBN: 9781838956370

By
- Camilla Grudova
Publisher
- Atlantic Books

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1 Ratings: 3
Language: English
Format
Category: Thrillers

LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024 GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

A 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 of

work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer

at the top of her game.

Release date

Ebook: November 2, 2023