Real Life
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Real Life by Adeline Dieudonne
At home there are four bedrooms: one for her, one for her little brother Sam, one for her parents, and one for the carcasses. Her father is a big game hunter, a powerful predator, and her mother is submissive to her violent husband's demands. The young narrator spends the days with Sam, playing in the shells of cars dumped for scrap and listening out for the melody of the ice-cream truck, until a brutal accident shatters their world. The uncompromising pen of Adeline Dieudonn wields flashes of brilliance as she brings her characters to life in a world that is both dark and sensual. This breathtaking debut is a sharp and funny coming-of-age tale in which reality and fantasy collide.
Adeline Dieudonnü¾Ž–”¼ lives in Brussels. Real Life, her debut novel, was published in France in Autumn 2018 and has since been awarded most of the major French literary prizes: the prestigious Prix du Roman FNAC, the Prix Rossel, the Prix Renaudot des Lycü¾Ž–”¼ens, the Prix Goncourt―Le Choix de la Belgique, the Prix des ü¾Ž–Œ¼toiles du Parisien, the Prix Premiü¾Ž†”¼re Plume, and the Prix Filigrane, a French prize for a work of high literary quality with wide appeal. Dieudonnü¾Ž–”¼ also performs as a stand-up comedian.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781642860474 |
| ISBN 10 | 1642860476 |
| Title | Real Life |
| Author | Adeline Dieudonn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | World Editions |
| Year published | 2020-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 266 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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