The Appointment

The Appointment
Katharina Volckmer
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Paperback
h197 x 125mm - 112pg
2 Sep 2020 UK
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9781913097325
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In a well-appointed examination in London, a young woman unburdens herself to a certain Dr Seligman. Though she can barely see above his head, she holds forth about her life and desires, her struggles with her sexuality and identity. Born and raised in Germany, she has been living in London for several years, determined to break free from her family originsand her haunted homeland. But the recent death of her grandfather and an unexpected inheritance both force her to examine the past and offer the chance of a new beginning. In a monologue that is both deliciously dark and subversively funny, she takes us on a wide-ranging journey from outre sexual fantasies and overbearing mothers to the medicinal properties of squirrel tails and the enduring legacy of shame. THE APPOINTMENT is an audacious debut novel by an explosive new international literary voice, challenging all of our notions of what is fluid and what is fixed, and exploring with wit and tenderness the myriad ways we seek to make peace with ourselves and others in the twenty-first century.
' Surprising, inventive, disturbing and beautiful - I inhaled all its meanness and rancour at the beginning, which felt like a breath of fresh air, and even though I knew it would eventually turn, I was surprised and moved when it did. THE APPOINTMENT is an overdue, radical intervention. ' - Chris Kraus, author of I LOVE DICK
Katharina Volckmer was born in Germany in 1987. She lives in London where she works for a literary agency. THE APPOINTMENT is her first novel.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781913097325
Published: 2 Sep 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 125mm
Pages: 112

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