{"product_id":"the-glutton-paperback","title":"The Glutton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. K. Blakemore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize MOST ANTICIPATED by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eLitHub \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the prizewinning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Manningtree Witches\u003c\/i\u003e, a subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea young peasant boy turned showman, said to have been tormented and driven to murder by an all-consuming appetite\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Obscenely beautiful...Every sentence is gorgeous...Powerful and provocative.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This year, I found myself seeking one quality above all others from the books I read: escapism. And no book plunged me into another world quite so bracingly as \u003ci\u003eThe Glutton\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1798, France. Nuns move along the dark corridors of a Versailles hospital where the young Sister Perpetué has been tasked with sitting with the patient who must always be watched. The man, gaunt, with his sallow skin and distended belly, is dying: they say he ate a golden fork, and that it's killing him from the inside. But that's not all--he is rumored to have done monstrous things in his attempts to sate an insatiable appetite...an appetite they say tortures him still. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in an impoverished village to a widowed young mother, Tarare was once overflowing with quiet affection: for the Baby Jesus and the many Saints, for his mother, for the plants and little creatures in the woods and fields around their house. He spends his days alone, observing the delicate charms of the countryside. But his world is not a gentle one--and soon, life as he knew it is violently upended. Tarare is pitched down a chaotic path through revolutionary France, left to the mercy of strangers, and increasingly, bottomlessly, \u003ci\u003eravenous\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis exhilarating, disquieting novel paints a richly imagined life for The Great Tarare, The Glutton of Lyon in 18th-century France: a world of desire, hunger and poverty; hope, chaos and survival. As in her cult hit \u003ci\u003eThe Manningtree Witches\u003c\/i\u003e, Blakemore showcases her stunning lyricism and deep compassion for characters pushed to the edge of society in \u003ci\u003eThe Glutton\u003c\/i\u003e, her most unputdownable work yet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.K. Blakemore is the author of two collections of poetry: \u003ci\u003eHumbert Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFondue\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo. Her poetry and prose writing have been widely published and anthologized, appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Manningtree Witches\u003c\/i\u003e won the Desmond Elliot Prize 2021. She lives in London, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683851079743,"sku":"9781668030639","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/372adf5ac0ed431cfb87810455f60eb3.webp?v=1764965409","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-glutton-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}