Gyvörgy Dragomán
Author
Language
English
Description
"Dragomán conveys [main character] Djata's fearful mental landscape with unadorned run-on sentences, skillfully building a totalitarian world simultaneously immersive and repulsive." Publishers Weekly
"Dark comedy and enveloping tragedy converge in this powerfully disturbing novel." Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Dragomán is sure-handed throughout his U.S. debut . . . the novel holds up on the strength of its characters and wealth of memorable scenes....
Author
Language
English
Description
A New York Times Editors' Choice Finalist for the Prix du Meilleur LivreÉtranger (France) Finalist for the Premio von Rezzori (Italy) Long-listed for the Prix Femina (France) "[The Bone Fire] achieves a disconcerting juxtaposition of the mundane and the primeval. On one level, it's a real-world coming-of-age story, in which a teenager navigates both post-Communist aftershocks and the more personal issues of menstruation, crushes, friendships...