Second Place

Author: Rachel Cusk

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  • : $27.99 AUD
  • : 9780571366699
  • : Faber
  • : Faber Fiction
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  • : April 2021
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780571366699
9780571366699

Description

From the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships. A woman invites a famed artist to visit the remote coastal region where she lives, in the belief that his vision will penetrate the mystery of her life and landscape. Over the course of one hot summer, his provocative presence provides the frame for a study of female fate and male privilege, of the geometries of human relationships, and of the struggle to live morally between our internal and external worlds. With its examination of the possibility that art can both save and destroy us, Second Place is deeply affirming of the human soul, while grappling with its darkest demons.  

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Awards

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2022. Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021

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