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The Coiled Serpent: Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2024

by Camilla Grudova

Hardback (unsigned) £14.99
Published 2nd November 2023
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LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2024
GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean's teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.

In Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of
work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer
at the top of her game.

Details

The Coiled Serpent: Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2024
by Camilla Grudova

ISBN
9781838956356

Publisher
Atlantic Books

Binding
Hardback

Publication date
Nov. 2, 2023

Dimensions
21.6cm x 13.5cm x 1.4cm