Freetown

Freetown
Laura Watkinson, Otto de Kat
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Paperback
h194 x 126mm - 144pg
15 Oct 2020 UK
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9781529401622
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"He was a Fula. I say ' was' , because I haven' t seen him for a long time. I don' t know if he' s still alive or where he might be. He just disappeared. "Maria is independent, unconventional and unafraid. She is trying to find an explanation for the disappearance of Ishmael, a refugee from Sierra Leone who came to her door as a newspaper boy and stayed for seven years. He was like a son to her. Vincent is a psychologist. Once he and Maria had an all-encompassing relationship, but since their break-up he has been living in a kind of haze. One day, Maria asks for his help. In the encounters that follow, Ishmael is pushed into the background by a rekindling of the old love between Vincent and Maria. The stories and memories that resurface come to replace the sadness at the loss of the boy. But despite the distraction of their new situation, Ishmael proves impossible to forget. Otto de Kat is known for concise novels that are beautifully observed, subtle and precise, and Freetown is no exception. Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson
These are novels of subtle emotional distance . . . as physical as a blow to the heart - Irish TimesOne of the Netherlands' most compelling literary voices - Irish ExaminerDe Kat' s ambition of theme is served by astonishing tautness of construction and spareness of language - Independent
Otto de Kat is the pen name of the founder of Dutch non-fiction publishing house Balans, Jan Guert Gaarlandt, also a poet, novelist and critic. His prize-winning novels have been widely published in Europe, and Man on the Move was the winner of the Netherlands' Halewijn Literature Prize.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529401622
Published: 15 Oct 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: MacLehose Press
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 194mm
Width: 126mm
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 116g
Pages: 144

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