Sister Europe by Nell Zink

Sister Europe by Nell Zink

'Sister Europe is so ambitious and ethically interested that it makes it clear that Zink is one of our most important contemporary writers.' Guardian

As a Berlin night draws in around the pristine glass exterior of the Hotel Interconti, a ragtag group of friends, family, and potential lovers find themselves frustrated. By promise or threat, they have all gathered at a lavish celebration of an elderly author’s venerable career. But dinner is delayed, the speeches are a drag and the gang – a young trans teen and her father; an ageing publisher and his flakey date; a dog, a troubled heiress and an Arab Prince – begin to feel the pinch of boredom, hunger and horniness. Together they will make their bid for freedom, and will soon embark on an exhilarating odyssey through the city’s shadow and light. . .

Sophisticated, sexy and exquisitely funny, Sister Europe is the remarkable new novel from one of the most singular, brilliant writers working today: a vivid tale of growing up, growing old and getting down.

'Nell Zink is a writer of extraordinary talent and range. Her work insistently raises the possibility that the world is larger and stranger than the world you think you know' Jonathan Franzen

'To stay out late in Zink’s world, loitering, is a pleasure. Her voice is cool and fastidious, but she has a screwball quality — a comic sensibility rooted in pain.' New York Times

'An extraordinary talent… Zink is in the company of not only Jonathan Franzen, but also Donna Tartt, Philip Roth and Tom Wolfe' Daily Telegraph

'A novel that fizzes with repartee and off-kilter cleverness' Daily Mail

Sophisticated and rambunctiously comic, this is a worldly hangout novel of twenty-first century manners * Vogue, Best Books of 2025 *
Zink’s new novel unleashes a motley crew of characters on an unexpected nocturnal journey through the city, painting a vivid picture of a continent at a critical moment * Financial Times, What to Read in 2025 *
Sister Europe assembles a motley crew of disconnected dinner party guests to explore a whole society’s hypocrisiesUnsparingly honest on the wealthy ex-pat and the professional artist, this novel feels like a big new swing from a thrilling stylist. * Lit Hub, Best Books of 2025 *
Nell Zink is a writer of extraordinary talent and range. Her work insistently raises the possibility that the world is larger and stranger than the world you think you know -- Jonathan Franzen
A talent that is as rare and strange as a kestrel on Oxford Street * The Sunday Times *
Zink is an audacious writer . . . she always creates vibrant, off-kilter worlds for her characters to inhabit * The Times *
This is a one-of-a-kind writer * Elle *
Zink’s prose is an always fascinating instrument, one as flitting and amorphous as the attention span of her characters . . . Her sentences can stun, perfectly nailing a situation or emotion * The Spectator *
Zink has instantly become one of the most unusual, refreshing voices in contemporary fiction. Her work is completely unfettered by genteel literary conventions and replete with robust storytelling . . . * Slate *

Nell Zink is the author of six acclaimed novels including her debut, The Wallcreeper, described by the Sunday Times as a ‘a slim, strange masterpiece’, the National Book Award-longlisted Mislaid, a New York Times Book of the Year Doxology, and, most recently, Avalon. She has been praised by Jonathan Franzen as ‘a writer of extraordinary talent and range’. She had previously worked as a secretary, with stints in masonry, technical writing, and translating. Her other writing has appeared in n+1, Granta, and Harper’s Magazine. She lives in Berlin.

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ISBN 13	9780241740804
ISBN 10	0241740800
Title	Sister Europe
Author	Nell Zink
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2025-04-24
Number of pages	240
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