The Coiled Serpent: ‘So inventive that it makes other writing seem uncourageous’
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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.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Atlantic Books, Main edition (2 Nov. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1838956352 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1838956356 |
| Dimensions | 13.5 x 1.4 x 21.6 cm |
by Catmom
Brilliant and strange, gets to the heart of british ness.
by HappyKnitter2020
Absolutely brilliant, intense, short stories.
If you loved Children of Paradise, you will definitely like these too. It’s great to be back in Camilla’s mind.
Recommend if you like to dip into a book, to take you away into another world. Each of the stories quickly pull you into other’s dystopic lives.
Would read anything Camilla Grudova writes.
by SecondLook
These stories will draw you in and squeeze ya tight. Perfectly unnerving and cooler than cool.