Jente Posthuma

Broschiertes Buch

People with No Charisma

Beschreibung

An unnamed narrator grows up overshadowed by her unconventional mother, an ex-Jehovah's witness and former TV star with an inferiority complex. Her father is the head of a psychiatric institution, whose only form of parenting is to offer the life advice he gives his patients. A darkly humorous novel about family dynamics and individuality.

Autor

Jente Posthuma is a Dutch writer whose first novel, People With No Charisma , was published in the Netherlands to critical acclaim. Her second novel, What I'd Rather Not Think About (2020) was shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature. The English-language translation by Sarah Timmer Harvey was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024. The translation rights of What I'd Rather Not Think About have been sold in more than fifteen countries. Posthuma's third book Witch! Witch! Witch! (2023) is an idiosyncratic and witty retelling of three ancient Dutch sagas. Posthuma is currently working on a memoir.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scribe Publications
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 130mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 178g
• ISBN-13: 9781917189033
• ISBN-10: 1917189036
• Artikelnr.: 73210990