{"product_id":"the-discomfort-of-evening-marieke-lucas-rijneveld-9781644450345","title":"The Discomfort of Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stark and gripping tale of childhood grief from one of the most exciting new voices in Dutch literature \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen-year-old Jas lives with her strictly religious parents and her siblings on a dairy farm where waste and frivolity are akin to sin. Despite the dreary routine of their days, Jas has a unique way of experiencing her world: her face soft like cheese under her mother's hands; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads in the village; the sound of \"blush words\" that aren't in the Bible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne icy morning, the disciplined rhythm of her family's life is ruptured by a tragic accident, and Jas is convinced she is to blame. As her parents' suffering makes them increasingly distant, Jas and her siblings develop a curiosity about death that leads them into disturbing rituals and fantasies. Cocooned in her red winter coat, Jas dreams of \"the other side\" and of salvation, not knowing where this dreaming will finally lead her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bestseller in the Netherlands, Lucas Rijneveld's radical debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Discomfort of Evening\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a rare vision of rural and religious life in the Netherlands. In it, he asks: In the absence of comfort and care, what can the mind of a child invent to protect itself? And what happens when that is not enough? With stunning psychological acuity and images of haunting, violent beauty, Rijneveld has created a captivating world of language unlike any other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucas Rijneveld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644450348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644450345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker International Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2020 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/09\/2020 pg. 1","brand":"Lucas Rijneveld","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051608469759,"sku":"9781644450345","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_433a4057-ff32-4b97-8805-3392629fe0a4.jpg?v=1685014100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-discomfort-of-evening-marieke-lucas-rijneveld-9781644450345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}