'[Percival Everett's] books always feel like an encounter with substantive, playful thinking . . . sad, affecting and marvelous' New York Times
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, Telephone is an astonishing story of love, loss and grief from Percival Everett, author of The Trees, Dr No and Erasure (now an Oscar-nominated film).
Zach Wells is a perpetually dissatisfied geologist-slash-paleobiologist. Expert in an incredibly niche field, he spends his days playing chess with his daughter, trading puns with his wife as she does yoga, and dodging committee work at the college where he teaches.
After his daughter is diagnosed with a fatal illness, Wells finds a cryptic plea for help tucked into a secondhand jacket bought online. Desperately seeking a way avoid his newfound sense of powerlessness, he embarks for New Mexico on a quixotic rescue mission.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.
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| ISBN: | 9781035036585 |
| Publication date: | 21st March 2024 |
| Author: | Percival Everett |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 247 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss |
'[Percival Everett's] books always feel like an encounter with substantive, playful thinking . . . sad, affecting and marvelous' New York TimesA finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, Telephone is an astonishing story of love, loss and grief from Percival Everett, author of The Trees, Dr No and Erasure (now an Oscar-nominated film).Zach Wells is a perpetually dissatisfied geologist-slash-paleobiologist. Expert in an incredibly niche field, he spends his days playing chess with his daughter, trading puns with his wife as she does yoga, and dodging committee work at the college where he teaches.After his daughter is diagnosed with a fatal illness, Wells finds a cryptic plea for help tucked into a secondhand jacket bought online.
Telephone features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
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Telephone was written by Percival Everett and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Telephone has 247 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.